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Check for and install updates

Check for Updates… asks whether a newer GitTree exists. On macOS and Windows the update bar downloads it, checks the download, and says Restart to install it; GitTree waits for any running Git operation before it closes. On Linux, install the new version from the Linux download page. What’s New… shows the release notes.

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  1. Before you start
  2. Where to find it
  3. Steps
  4. Expected result
  5. If something goes wrong
  6. Questions
  7. Related

Before you start

  • An internet connection. Save your work: installing restarts GitTree.

Where to find it

  • The palette: Check for Updates… and What’s New…; the update bar at the top of the window.
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The command palette⌘⇧PCtrl+Shift+P

Steps

  1. Check

    Choose Check for Updates…. GitTree says GitTree is up to date. or that a version is available.

  2. Download

    In the update bar, start the download. GitTree shows the progress, then checks the file: GitTree … is downloaded and verified.

  3. Restart

    Restart to install it. If Git is still working, GitTree waits for it to finish first; Cancel restart keeps working.

  4. Read what changed

    Choose What’s New… to read the release notes of your version.

Expected result

You are on the newest GitTree and know what it changed.

If something goes wrong

“This copy of GitTree was not installed by its installer, so it cannot replace itself.”

Download the installer from the download page and install it over this copy.

“GitTree cannot write to the folder it is installed in.”

Install the new version with the installer from the download page, as a user who may write to that folder.

Questions

Do updates keep my settings and repositories?

Yes. Settings, profiles, workspaces and repositories stay as they are.

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