Followed Windows specific instructions at Git: Installing Git in PATH with GitHub client for Windows (number 2 solution) by manually adding C:/Program Files/Git/bin/git.

Gone to Tools > Global Options > Git/SVN, manually set Git Executable to C:/Program Files/Git/bin/git.exe.

No changes to default settings during installer.

Run uninstall for current Git, manually delete any remaining files (usually etc folder).

It was 'Unable to set system config defaults'

At the end of installing Git, I received 12 error messages, ultimately stating that.

$ git runs properly in RStudio in both a Git Bash terminal and Windows command prompt.

Git version control still works in VSCode.

Less for learners to remember, and they can always see commands echoed in the console. I can still access a Git-Bash terminal from RStudio and have successfully run basic git commands outlined in Happy With GitR Chapter 9 ( ). All Episodes, whenever possible, emphasize using RStudio GUI features over R commands (e.g., install packages using GUI dialog) in order to minimize cognitive overload.

This is the case despite manually setting the Git executable in Global Options. Overall, the main issue is that when I attempt to start a New Project under RStudio version control, it states that Git is not on my system path. Main Issue: RStudio > New Project > Version Control > Git states that Git was not detected on system path.

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