I always get a popup credential helper selector asking me to choose a credential helper

[xato6350]

And it comes back even if I set "always choose this form now on" to true

[dpreston31 · Accepted solution]

Same issue. Just installed the latest version of SourceTree (3.3.9) on a fresh build of Windows 10 v2004

[dpreston31]

I found a fix:

From Powershell, navigate to

%localappdata%\Atlassian\SourceTree\git_local\mingw32\bin\

#run

./git.exe config --edit --system

#opens config in VI editor

#update [credential] helper

[credential]
helper = manager

Esc

:wq

[YopSolo]

thx a lot :)

[jbali sofien]

you just saved my day

[Jesper Chuang]

Very helpful.

[Aparna Atturi]

Thanks a lot, it is helpful.

[Great Dinesh]

Worked for me!

[Ignasi Camacho Redó]

Ty, works.

[Leslie Johnson]

What is meant by:

Esc

:wq

[Great Dinesh]

Hey @Leslie Johnson

Its a command to save and close in Vi editor.
you can use any text editor you are comfortable with such as notepad.

[shreyans jain]

ok how to open config and change this settings 

[Ollie CJ]

To be clear - after you have edited it so:
[credential]
helper = manager

press 'Esc' button

type :wq and press 'return'

(for other VI newbies like me!)

Amazing guide, thank you

[Ioham Leandro]

Thank you @Ollie CJ @dpreston31 :)

[Jack Fox Studios]

I'm having trouble navigating here:

%localappdata%\Atlassian\SourceTree\git_local\mingw32\bin\

I cannot find 'git_local' in the SourceTree folder, only 'accounts.json'

[dpreston31]

Please confirm you're looking under Local and not Roaming AppData folders.

%localappdata%\Atlassian\SourceTree\git_local\mingw32\bin

Not

%appdata%\Atlassian\SourceTree

(which contains accounts.json)

Otherwise, check if you're using System Git (%ProgramFiles%\Git) rather than Embedded Git (%localappdata%\Atlassian\SourceTree\git_local\mingw32\bin).

Refer to this KB article:

https://confluence.atlassian.com/sourcetreekb/using-embedded-git-or-system-git-in-sourcetree-785323587.html