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Create documentation for changing $HOME path on Windows#322
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opened on Sep 8, 2021

Windows users that have a $HOME path that points to a network drive location will experience difficulties using Git and Git Bash. Some of these difficulties include:

  • Very slow Git commands

    This can happen when Git/Git Bash is installed on the network drive or when running commands from a network drive location.

  • Permissions errors

    Sometimes these network drives are read-only, so commands like git config will return a PERMISSION DENIED error.

The following should fix these problems:

  1. Open a Command Prompt window (Open the Start menu, type cmd, and press return)

  2. Run the following command:

    setx HOME "%USERPROFILE%"

  3. Press return. You should see SUCCESS: Specified value was saved.

  4. Close the Command Prompt window

  5. Open Git Bash or restart it if it was already open

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    on Sep 8, 2021
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