destop.ini has null OID

[Rushikesh Ganachari]

git -c filter.lfs.smudge= -c filter.lfs.required=false -c diff.mnemonicprefix=false -c core.quotepath=false --no-optional-locks clone --branch master //GITSERVER/Releases/BICS/BenchMark/BenchMark.git "C:\Rushikesh\New folder"
Cloning into 'C:\Rushikesh\New folder'...
done.
fatal: 'refs/remotes/origin/desktop.ini' has a null OID
Completed with errors, see above.

Getting this while Cloning the Code

[Martin Runge]

Hi @Rushikesh Ganachari, 

Welcome to the Atlassian community!

This error usually happens when Git finds a tracked file, like desktop.ini, missing its data object in the Git database, often due to a corrupted push or shallow clone.
You can try these steps to resolve it:

1. Check the remote repository to see if a file was added accidentally. Remove it from the repository's tracking, commit, and push.
2. Force a fresh clone without LFS filters: 
   git clone -c filter.lfs.smudge=false -c filter.lfs.required=false <repo_url>

Once resolved, add desktop.ini or else to your .gitignore file to prevent Windows system files from being tracked in the future.