Git: Failed to erase credential: Element not found

Question

I\'m trying to set up Git on a fresh machine, and I\'m having trouble authenticating with my remote repository.

I have limited experience with Git, but I have succes

Answer 1

EDIT: Confirmed, this seems to be an issue with Git v1.8.3 - switching to v1.8.1.2 solved the problem. Download here. Thanks for helping out!

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Well, it just so happened that a colleague of mine had the exact same problem last night, independent of this question.

Like me, he had downloaded the latest official Git build - v1.8.3. He proceeded to uninstall the latest build and installed v1.8.1.2 instead - and that solved the problem.

I'll give this a go when I get the chance and report back.