[Feature Request] Disable automatic submodule init when switching branches

[David Veit]

Unfortunately I was not able to find a way to tell Sourcetree it shall not init submodules when switching branches automatically. This is quite bad for large repositories with many submodules I that are not mandatory.

I would like to the checkout command to not automatically init submodules or at least have an option to disable this behavior.

[Tomislav Tobijas]

Hey @David Veit ,

Within the app, there are a couple of options when it comes to submodules.

I think there are also repo-specific settings, like this:

If you only want to change this for a specific repository:

1. Open the repository in Sourcetree.

2. Click on Settings (top right) > Advanced.

3. Ensure that any submodule-specific automation is disabled for that local configuration.

Now, I could test it properly in a couple of days when I'm back home.

Cheers,
Tobi