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agiro
agiro

Reputation: 2080

Unable to push to git using git desktop app - can't find explorer.exe

I'm using the GitHub Desktop app to git a project I do with others.
I tried to make a test commit (just a text file) and commit works fine, but I'm unable to push. What happens is I click push, then file explorer pops up. The git app just says

Find: 'explorer.exe': no such file or directory.

and it's stuck there forever, even if the change is just a line of txt file (and the whole project currently is just an empty android project). I'm sending a screenshot on the issue.

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I did download the git app as well, not just the desktop. I would like to ask for assistance to be able to push my commits.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 618

Answers (1)

Mrkvozrout
Mrkvozrout

Reputation: 358

I had the same problem, but it turned out I had some mining malware in my system.

If this is also your case, check following (or look also at github issue):

  • beforefind: 'explorer.exe': no such file or directory. appears, for a moment there blinks also find: 'SoundMixer.exe': no such file or directory.
  • if you start cmd, it just blinks
  • after few times you tried to push and close the app, there are hanging processes of Sound Mixing Utility and the github app itself
  • you have C:\Users\<User>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\SoundMixer\SoundMixer.exe present

I followed this guide to remove it and now it is working again.

Upvotes: 2

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