Git warning: unable to access 'P:\/.gitconfig': Invalid argument

Question

I am just testing git. I ran the following command:

git config user.email \"test@mail.com\"

I now get this when git status and oth

Answer 1

I was getting the same error for sourceTree. Setting the HOME environment variable with value C:\ fixed the issue.

Answer 2

Issue On Windows 10, I had similar issue with H:\.gitconfig file. Trying to access the file was failing. Trying to delete the file was giving Error 0x800710FE.

Searching Error 0x800710FE found this explanation.

Windows 10 sometimes shows weird errors and 0x800710FE is one that appears when you delete a file or folder. Basically, it is a native Office File Synchronization issue that occurs in Win 10, though not enabled by default.

Solution Disconnecting network drive (H:) and trying to connect to git worked.