Git: fatal: fsync error on 'sha1 file': Bad file descriptor

Question

I\'m using VS Code with Git - it\'s in portable location C:\\_DEV\\bin\\git and is also added to Windows PATH so it works just fine with no remotes.

I have a OneDriv

Answer 1

I am posting late to help others get to the solution faster than I did. The actual culprit was elusive, and I tried everything from re-installing GIT to creating new repositories.

This happened to me in windows and it was due to a change in permissions in a parent folder somewhere.

The solution was to simply disconnect and remap the folder.

Answer 2

Thanks to @edward-thomson.
I had same problem on my PC, where i mapped a folder under my homedrive to E:

C:\Users\myuserid\E-Folder\SomeGitProject

by sharing the folder, so i could shortcut it to

E:\SomeGitProject

Solution was to use the full path in CMD or use the shortcut to homedrive from git bash:

~/E-Folder/SomeGitProject

I guess your A: likewise is a share, that you can access with a full path probably also located somewhere under your homedrive.

Answer 3

I had the same problem with visual studio 2017. My solution was to close visual studio, then open Visual studio CODE and merge the files there.

Answer 4

Restarting VS Code works. A bit easier than disconnecting and re-mapping the folder (which also works).

Answer 5

I just had the same problem. In my case the problem was low disk space. Hope this helps someone.

Answer 6

I also have mapped my root webspace as a drive. This is no problem until files are watched (like with npm run watch).