I can't find my git.exe file in my Github folder

The git.exe from Github for windows is located in a path like C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\GitHub\PortableGit_<numbersandletters>\bin\git.exe1 You have to replace <username> and <numbersandletters> to the actual situation on your system.

In Android Studio you can specify the path to the Git executable at File->Settings...->Version Control->Git->Path to Git executable. Here you have to include the actual executable name. As an example, in my case the actual path is: C:\Users\dennis\AppData\Local\GitHub\PortableGit_69703d1db91577f4c666e767a6ca5ec50a48d243\bin\git.exe

Edit: Last git update has put the git.exe file in cmd\ folder instead of bin\ . so now the actual path will be as suggested in the comment below by al3xAndr3w.

C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\GitHub\PortableGit_<numbersandletters>\cmd\git.exe

run github that you downloaded, click tools and options symbol(top right), click about github for windows and then open the debug log. under DIAGNOSTICS look for Git Executable Exists:

I found git here

C:\Users\<User>\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-0.5.8\resources\app\git\cmd\git.exe

You have to write file name (git.exe) in the end of path otherwise it will give an error=5

Or you can check here also.

C:\Program Files\Git\bin\git.exe

The last update for "windows git" did move the git.exe file from the /bin folder to the /cmd folder. So, to use git with IDEs such as webStorm or Android Studio you can use the path :

C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Local\GitHub\PortableGit_<..numbers..>\cmd\git.exe

But if you want to have linux-like commands such as git, ssh, ls, cp under windows powerShell or cmd add to your windows PATH variables :

C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Local\GitHub\PortableGit_<...numbers...>\usr\bin

change <user> and <...numbers...> to your values and reboot!

Also, you will have to update this everytime git updates since it might change the portable folder name. If folder structure changes I will update this post.

Thx @dennisschagt for the comment above! ;)

I faced the same issue and was not able to find it out where git.exe is located. After spending so much time I fount that in my windows 8, it is located at

C:\Program Files (x86)\Git\bin

And for command line :

C:\Program Files (x86)\Git\cmd

Hope this helps someone facing the same issue.