Troubleshooting misplaced .git directory (nothing to commit)

Question

I started getting this message. No matter what I edit and try to commit, it says there is nothing to commit. Looks like git does not see my working directory and looking som

Answer 1

Encountered this while using SourceTree, fixed it by

1. First stash your current uncommitted changes.
2. Apply / Unstash the same changes using Sourcetree.

Worked like a charm.