Latest Sourcetree update is terrible

[richrout]

I can't even delete files the same way I did before! I would previously delete the file in my file system, then simply "check" the unstaged removed file to stage that delete. Now when I do this, I get:

git -c diff.mnemonicprefix=false -c core.quotepath=false rm -q -f -- filter-helper.js
fatal: pathspec 'filter-helper.js' did not match any files
Completed with errors, see above.

I've found I can now delete file by right clicking the missing file in source tree, then deleting from that menu (or pressing ctrl + delete).

Why would you guys change this behavior?

[Saby]

Very good update!

First - I can't install it for first time. It's simple don't want loading web page.
Second - even if you login & install app, you can't use app. Then you launch app - it ask your login & pass. And if you give it (or even cancel) - main form still untouchable.

Amazing update. Sometimes I remember 90's with it's CDs. In 90s, if company launch similar update, she is simple going to bankruptcy and don't waste time of anyone.

[Aitor I Bertorelli E]

Updated on OS X, after any merge mouse becomes useless: no click, right click or hover; dimmed Quit on menu; overall unresponsiveness. Only keyboard arrows work.

Only way to keep working is force quitting the App and reopen it.

Several former status icons become uninformative. 

A total step back. What a shame.

In 21st century we all still have to be tied to console windows, 1000e1000% absurd.

[alex_shaver]

I like the design alright, but I have broken SSH problems, and that's not acceptable.

[Neal Striegler-Pettersson]

Can't login - sourcetree is completely broken. 

Why does stuff like this keep happening with Atlassian products?

Attempting google login:

`Invalid CSRF token found in form body`

When attempting regular login:

`The email address or password you entered is incorrect.`

No, no it isn't. 

[Garry Haywood]

@Neal Striegler-Pettersson

sourcetree is using IE internally and borks when it trying to get the OATH response in chrome

see https://answers.atlassian.com/questions/36182929

[Neal Striegler-Pettersson]

Absolutely unbelievable. How was this nonsense released?

[FRO]

Don"t use "Stay logged in" checkbox (next "Log in" bottomn)

[Nicholas Rogoff]

What a shame. Whoever suggested removing the colour from the UI Bookmarks pane is obviously not a developer working on multiple rapidly changing git repos. Maybe a photoshop user?

That I can live with, however the biggest problem is that it is constantly hanging and crashing.

I'm a big fan and this is a very sad update. I would have happily paid for 1.7.0, but not for this.

[Peter Halverson]

Ditto to all the above. Dropping back to 1.7 in 5, 4, 3, 2,...

[Roy Leban]

A flat design doesn't mean it has to be ugly, nor does it mean icons have to be indistinguishable from one another. While we're at it, I am still extremely annoyed that there is no visible indication of the Amend Commit flag. I have mistakenly committed a non-amended commit more than once as a result, and that's a paint to fix. I use SourceTree so I don't have to use the git command line, so it's annoying to have to go to it to workaround bugs in SourceTree. Why don't they fix that bug before spending time screwing up the rest of the UI?

[mikedigital]

I'm having similar issues including but not limited to:

• Cannot manage the staging view. They are all checked and currently defaulted to "Split View"
• Popups on ever file I click.
• When I click the "Select All" checkbox it endlessly loads until I arbitrarily click something.
• I cannot remove deleted files. It tells me that the file does not exist. I know it doesn't exist and you know it does not exist. That's why it shows up as deleted.

Aesthetically, though, I like it. Keep up the good work there. The other stuff, not so much.

[Norbert Schollum]

Same problem here: I am unable to work with Sourcetree since Version 1.8 under Windows.

Source hangs when navigating a git repo, its no possible to use the gitflow anymore.

Where can i download the old 1.7 Version? There is no link on the site?

[n/a n/a]

https://downloads.atlassian.com/software/sourcetree/windows/SourceTreeSetup_1.7.0.32509.exe

[nicolas longuet]

je suis français, un mot: horrrible

[nilspoltoraczyk]

Worked yesterday, today i am greeted with the Setup assistant i already completed again and an empty content window at step "Atlassian Account". Can't do anything other than quit and resume. Bonus: quitting crashes the program. OSX latest

[Sumafu]

I had the same problem. @Douglas Smith you can remove SourceTree in Windows in the Control Panel in the "porgramms and features" section (remove all versions shown), and then just reinstall the old version.

[Edwin Lunandy]

I'm having issue with the latest version as well. I couldn't even start the program. It keep crashing on Win 8.1. 

[Antonius]

Ditto as @Douglas Smith's situation.

A bit luckier that I have the git shell command fallback... for now...

Hope they fix it soon.

[drcogent]

It is definitely a steaming pile of dookie! I've had to revert to 3.1.3 since the latest version is constantly locking up on me and not even showing me all the repos that are on the server!

[Deleted user]

For those having issues with SourceTree, try https://www.gitkraken.com. I switched a year ago because SourceTree wouldn't let me login, and I haven't looked back. It's amazing and being actively developed and improved. 

[ccshannon]

I stopped updating this software years ago and use a much older version (2.0.5.8). That works. Once they said "you have to log in to Atlassian to manage your local git repos" on my local machine, they really lost me. I also do not like the newer design. It wastes space and doesn't feel as compact. I use a visual git client so I can see as many changes, as many branches, as many files as possible all at once. The all-blue iconography also does not work for me. It makes the buttons less distinguishable.

I wish they would return to more compact design on the toolbar, easier-to-view log, and most of all, get rid of the Atlassian login. That would bring me back to recommending SourceTree again.

[Maris Seimanovs]

It seems, SourceTree went bananas after the man behind it left the project:

https://www.stevestreeting.com/2014/10/23/self-sourcetree-exit/

[sobkonick]

i hate this new version. it try to load all files from my home directory and i dont even know why. Thats not all. It stops responding like every 10 seconds and it eats all my PC resources. I cant wait for new version any more, cause this one works horribly bad.

[Tahir Khalid]

It's terrible and actually causing serious problems for producivity now.  I love Atlassian products but this is something offensive.

External Diff hangs and brings the app down eventually.  I have to use Git Bash to do the things SourceTree doesn't seem to be able to do (like add files).

It needs a rewrite.

[fuck atlassian]

Sourcetree is dead, use alternatives. It's burried under incompetency and questionable decisions that avoid any human logic, whoever is responsible for these decisions is a moron.

[james_cary]

I avoided updates as long as I could, but finally had to update. Now, it doesn't tell me when files have been updated. To find modified files, I now have to go to file status and change the status filter dropdown fro Modified files, to Pending (or anything else) then back to Modified to see updates. 

At this point, I'm using GitKraken more. The UI isn't as great as SourceTree's UI used to be, but at least it tells me when I have modified files

update - It appears the setting to auto refresh files (Settings -> General -> Refresh automatically when files change) is not working on Mac using SourceTree 2.3.1 and and Mac OS X 10.11.6. Manually refreshing using apple + R properly refreshes. Not ideal, but at least a usable workaround. 

[thmsnhl]

I can't stage my files via drag'n'drop, this is so frustrating...

[davotoula]

This is just awful, I thought it was just me but good to see similar reports.

UI has taken a step back. It's not just about "new is bad", the icons look of lower quality and UX is poor.

I have a bug where nothing is selectable after a merge. Maybe there is a dialog box hidden somewhere but the only option is to force stop  and restart to complete the merge.

[Maris Seimanovs]

Yep, this year so much has gone wrong. Of course, SourceTree had some bugs even before that, but those bugs were not affecting my everyday workflow, and I could safely recommend SourceTree to my beginner colleagues.

For me there are three worst things:

• staging seems to be broken for multiple files. A workaround is to click a single checkbox once more after clicking Select All checkbox https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/SRCTREEWIN-5423
• pulling from other remote branch defaults to wrong branch https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/SRCTREEWIN-4329
• new colorless icons

Atlassian, please, fix these and do not introduce new bugs in the functionality which has been working well for years.