Visual Studio: Git Team Explorer does not show any changes

Question

When I first add a project to source control(GIT) it will show all of the files and everything will be peachy. I can continue to work for about 30mins-1hr and all of the changes show up(any file I make changes).

But after some period of time, it shows that no file is edited no matter how many changes I make. I just dont get it...I looked at the .gitignore file and I dont see any of the file types I'm working with so I don't get what the heck is going on.

I am working with a multi-tier MVC application so lots of C#, bunch of .cshtml and so on.

Tips? Google doesnt find anything. Here is the .gitignore file... I got the same issue as this dude...and he got no answer!

When I save a file with changes, its status automatically goes back to unchanged/committed (blue lock)

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Answer 1

I found VS was holding an .opendb file open, causing a permissions clash when searching for changes. It reported the precise file that was causing the trouble in the Output window, under "Source Control - Git". Adding this to my .gitignore fixed the issue. If a VS restart or a reboot fixes the issue then you're probably closing the offending file handle -- in my case VS opened the problem file every time.

See also Visual Studio TFS Git not seeing any changes for more potential causes.