fatal: unable to stat "file": Permission denied

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I searched and tried answer but problem didn't solve, I git init into android project and after making first push, I changed alot of things removed added new files and fonts (I don't remember if i git added during this) now when I ready to pus i ran command git status I see files in red as untract files, then I ran git add . but Im getting this error:

warning: LF will be replaced by CRLF in app/app.iml.
The file will have its original line endings in your working directory.
fatal: unable to stat 'app/src/main/res/drawable/slide_thre.jpg':
Permission denied

the file slide_thre.jpg I deleted way before git add wen I was working but its still showing this error, I dont know if its cached

I tried closing IDE before git add and tried other solution but didn't work

`git rm` or `git reset`... If you delete a file, you still need to commit the action of deleting it — OneCricketeer, Jun 06 '17 at 08:26
That'll remove from tracking the file, yes, but that depends if you ever added it in the first place. Please show the output of the git status command — OneCricketeer, Jun 06 '17 at 08:30
Okay, I'm not sure why `slide_thre.jpg` is giving you problems if it's not listed there — OneCricketeer, Jun 06 '17 at 08:37
See this? https://stackoverflow.com/questions/14161297/git-error-fatal-unable-to-stat-no-such-file-or-directory — OneCricketeer, Jun 06 '17 at 08:38
Is there two git projects here? I'm confused... The general solution here is to stage the deletion of the file and commit it. I don't know why you'd have a permission issue, but you could run CMD as administrator if you want — OneCricketeer, Jun 06 '17 at 08:46
no its just one and when im trying to remove it says no path specified found — blackHawk, Jun 06 '17 at 08:50
I don't know what command you just ran, but seems like you didn't provide a path — OneCricketeer, Jun 06 '17 at 08:54

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 06 '17 at 08:50

Try closing any programs that have the folder open, such as editors, explorer windows, command prompts, and FTP programs. This always fixes the issue for me on Windows.

You can also try "invalidate & restart" your IDE, that should clean the caches. Lastly, try disabling the virus checker just to see if it would let you through then.

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 06 '17 at 09:39

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did you close your photoviewer application which open slide_thre.jpg?

answered Jun 06 '17 at 09:39

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Yes i did, even closed android studio – blackHawk Jun 06 '17 at 09:42
try re-add your file : git rm slide_thre.jpg then add, git add. and commit again – Linh Nguyen Jun 06 '17 at 09:47
I did it saying path specified not recognized, thinking of deleting .git folder and doing git init again – blackHawk Jun 07 '17 at 09:33

fatal: unable to stat "file": Permission denied

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