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Asked: 2026-05-15T05:52:39+00:00

Somehow, my global git (msysgit) settings for user.name and user.email (and god knows what

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Somehow, my global git (msysgit) settings for user.name and user.email (and god knows what else) are set to a recent ex-colleague’s details.

When I try and change them i get could not commit to u://.gitconfig

If I try and create u://.gitconfig through git bash then i get permission denied.

C:\Users\<My Username>\

contains no references to git.

I’ve tried uninstalling, searching the registry and my file system for all references to git and I can’t find any (windows file search is crap though).

What the hell is going on? Why even after reinstalling are this guys details still the global settings???

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  1. Editorial Team

    The global gitconfig is store at the $HOME location (in the Git bash session).
    Is it possible you have a $HOME (or %HOME% in DOS session) referencing u:\.

    If so, simply set HOME=%HOMEPATH% (if you have HOMEPATH defined like in Windows 7), and you should be able to resume accessing/updating your global Git configuration.

    The OP adds:

    my %HOMEPATH% is set to \, will setting HOME to that help?

    Well actually no, since HOME is not a environment variable usually set by Windows (Xp, Vista or 7).

    fixed it, awesome, set HOME to c:\users\me

    That is the right fix, although fixing HOMEPATH (even if that doesn’t directly involve Git) would be also advisable (it shouldn’t refer to u:\).

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