RStudio Git Not Detected

Question

Main Issue: RStudio > New Project > Version Control > Git states that Git was not detected on system path.

Overall, the main issue is that when I attempt to start a New Project under RStudio version control, it states that Git is not on my system path. This is the case despite manually setting the Git executable in Global Options. I can still access a Git-Bash terminal from RStudio and have successfully run basic git commands outlined in Happy With GitR Chapter 9 (https://happygitwithr.com/push-pull-github.html).

Other notes:

• Git version control still works in VSCode.
• $ git runs properly in RStudio in both a Git Bash terminal and Windows command prompt.
• At the end of installing Git, I received 12 error messages, ultimately stating that it was 'Unable to set system config defaults'

Recreate Error Messages

• Run uninstall for current Git, manually delete any remaining files (usually etc folder)
• Download Git for Windows at https://gitforwindows.org/
• No changes to default settings during installer

Attempted Fixes:

• Updated/Re-installed R and RStudio
• Updated/Re-installed Git
• Gone to Tools > Global Options > Git/SVN, manually set Git Executable to C:/Program Files/Git/bin/git.exe
• Followed Windows specific instructions at Git: Installing Git in PATH with GitHub client for Windows (number 2 solution) by manually adding C:/Program Files/Git/bin/git.exe and C:/Program Files/Git/cmd to my system PATH

Additional Info:

• Windows machine running Windows 10

Answer 1

I've had the same problem and tried everything you tried as well. This is what helped me in the end: re-agreeing to the xcode license agreement using xcode-select --install (I have MacOS though).

Source: https://happygitwithr.com/troubleshooting.html#troubleshooting