Github/Cygwin error: cygheap base mismatch detected

Question

Git has been giving me this error

    0 [main] sh (47116) C:\\Users\\Marcus\\AppData\\Local\\GitHub\\PortableGit_c7e0cbde92ba565cb218a521411d0e854079a28c\\us         


        

Answer 1

Rebooting fixed it for me. I probably got this error because of upgrading Git for Windows. Try rebooting before doing any of the other crazy things!