“Git error: could not lock config file C:/Users/old_profile/.gitconfig: No such file or directory” after profile migration

Question

I have an interesting error that keeps coming up when using git for windows (version 2.12.0.windows.1). I recently migrated my windows profile directory from one location to

Answer 1

My problem was the same:

“Git error: could not lock config file C://.gitconfig: No such file or directory”

1. I saw that "C:/<...>/" no any files, and I found file ".gitconfig" in C:/Users/profile/.gitconfig
2. I did copy-paste .gitconfig to C:/<...> and reload PC, after Run git as Administrator and all worked correct.