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Re: git bash does not access drive f:

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Heiko Voigt <hvoigt@hvoigt.net>
Date
Nov 23, 2012, 15:31 UTC
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Hi,
On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 08:07:55AM +0100, Angelo Borsotti wrote:
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> I have attached an external disc, which appears on Windows as drive f:
> in Windows Explorer.
> Right-clicking on it displays a context menu showing (among other
> items) Git Init Here, Git Gui and
> Git Bash. The first two work properly on that drive.
> However, the git bash does not. Not even the one that is run from the icon:
> 
> $ cd f:
> sh.exe": cd: f:: No such file or directory
> 
> 
> Is there any way to make it access drive f?
Try using the environment variable MSYS_WATCH_FSTAB=YesPlease.

We have an optimization in msys that does not update the virtually mounted folders and makes msys executable startups faster. I had similar issues with mounted disk images.

The other alternative: After having the external disc mounted logout and login again that AFAIR that should also help.

Cheers Heiko
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  1. Angelo BorsottiNov 22, 2012
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  3. Heiko VoigtNov 23, 2012
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