Hi there.

The root cause for this seems that SourceTree handles it differently. When shared folder path with backslash is entered

a) as a source path for cloning, SourceTree automatically replaces backslash with slash.
b) as a source path for a new remote, SourceTree automatically escapes backslash using backslash.

This different behavior causes all git operation with the added remote to fail, while cloing works just fine.

Is there any reason for not replacing backslash with slash when adding a remote?

Thanks.
Haruo

SourceTree for Windows 1.0.7
Embedded Git 1.8.3
Windows 7 32bit

How to reproduce:

1. Navigate through Repository - Repository setting menu - Add
2. Enter \\fileserver\myhome\myproject as source path
3. Click OK and close setting window
4. Fetch from that newly added remote

and SourceTree gives the following error:

git -c diff.mnemonicprefix=false -c core.quotepath=false fetch personal
fatal: '\fileserver\myhome\myproject' does not appear to be a git repository

fatal: Could not read from remote repository.

Please make sure you have the correct access rights
and the repository exists.

Completed with errors, see above.

The added section of .git/config file looked like this.

[remote "personal"]
url = \\\\fileserver\\myhome
myproject
fetch = +refs/heads/:refs/remotes/personal/

Workaround:

1. Enter \\\\fileserver\myhome\myproject as source path

This adds the following section to .git/config file and everything works like a charm.

[remote "personal"]
url = \\\\\\\\fileserver\\myhome
myproject
fetch = +refs/heads/:refs/remotes/personal/