Not able to merge branches in 2.4.8.0

[Dmitri Peredera]

Hello,

I've got a strange problem. I am trying to merge a branch into my current branch, but sourcetree does nothing.

I see message "Do you want to merge 'zzz' into your current branch", press OK.

I can see the merge window flash for a second and disappear.

But there are no changes in the working copy and no merge is actually done.

Anybody else with this problem?

[Mike Corsaro]

Hello!

If you've right-clicked on a branch and merged it, the merge will automatically commit immediately if there are not any conflicts. If you do not want this to happen: use the "Merge" button in the toolbar which will bring up a more advanced dialog that will give you more options such as the ability to disable this behavior.

[Mark McDonagh]

I think you've misunderstood the problem because I have the same issue. I do the merge and see the same thing Dmitri does and no new commit is created. 

[DaleDeSilva]

I've experienced this multiple times also. Whether using the merge button or right clicking. Nothing ends up happening.

[Deleted user]

Same Here

[Izzy]

How did you solve the problem? Because I have the exact same problem...

[DaleDeSilva]

I can't remember, unfortunately. But I suspect I either...

• Used the terminal to do the merge (look up git merge)

Or

• Used GitHub Desktop. This is git's own program like SourceTree. It's possible the free version doesn't allow merges, but I can't remember. If this works, it would probably be the easiest option for you if you're not comfortable with terminal.