How to update repository location in Git Tower

Question

I have reorganized the folder structure for my repositories in the Mac Finder and now when I open up Git Tower it is informing me that those repositories can't be located. This I understand however I"m trying to figure out how I can update the location of the repository from inside the application. I've looked on the Tower website and researched using Google however I have not come up with any possible solutions.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

score 15 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 06 '17 at 20:52

This is quite hacky, but I was able to edit Tower's sqlite file directly and change all broken repo paths at once.

On my system, the file was located here: ~/Library/Application Support/com.fournova.Tower2/Tower.sqlite3. And OF COURSE make a backup before you proceed.

I then used DB Browser for SQLite to run the following SQL queries (all at once):

UPDATE ZGTGITREPOSITORY SET ZFILEURLSTRING = REPLACE (
ZFILEURLSTRING,
'/OldPath/',
'/NewPath/');

UPDATE ZGTGITREPOSITORY SET ZGITDIRECTORYURLSTRING = REPLACE (
ZGITDIRECTORYURLSTRING,
'/OldPath/',
'/NewPath/');

UPDATE ZGTGITREPOSITORY SET ZWORKINGTREEDIRECTORYURLSTRING = REPLACE (
ZWORKINGTREEDIRECTORYURLSTRING,
'/OldPath/',
'/NewPath/');

A few notes:

That's basically doing a "find and replace" so your old path needs to be exactly accurate or else it won't be found.
You need to URL encode the path, so /my path with spaces/ becomes /my%20path%20with%20spaces/
Did I mention make a backup of the file before you proceed?

This absolutely just saved my behind! Thank you! – Dominik May 13 '20 at 13:58 — Dominik, May 13 '20 at 13:58

score 8 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 25 '16 at 14:44

8

This is a known bug for Tower 2.5 Mac and it's being worked on.

In the meantime, you'll have to add new bookmarks to replace the old ones.

The most straightforward way to add new bookmarks would be to use drag & drop from Finder into Tower's Repository View. Since Tower 2.5 you can do so with multiple repository folders selected in Finder.

_{Disclaimer: I'm with the support team of Tower}

answered Nov 25 '16 at 14:44

Samuel Herzog

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Thank you for the reply. So its a way of just deleting the repo in Tower and bringing it back in under its new location? – user3732216 Nov 25 '16 at 14:46
Yes, that's what it is. – Samuel Herzog Nov 25 '16 at 15:50
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would be nice to change the Location directly inside Git Tower instead of Delete / Drag new – ekkescorner Mar 01 '17 at 11:17
This *used* to work in Tower but as of 2.6.2 still can't relocate repositories. – Iain Collins Jul 31 '17 at 10:33
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Is this still being worked on? It is still an issue in Tower 4.3. – todd412 Apr 15 '20 at 22:06
Tower 8.1 and still can't change locations for missing repos. – Jake Apr 28 '22 at 06:29
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363 days later, and Tower 9.2 still can't change repo locations. – jessica Apr 27 '23 at 06:11

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