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Fix Git 'index.lock' Error in VS Code
If you see the error 'fatal: Unable to create 'path/.git/index.lock': File exists'...
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If you see the error 'fatal: Unable to create 'path/.git/index.lock': File exists'...

If you're seeing a build error like Module build failed: Error: Node Sass does not yet ...

You open Windows and notice some taskbar icons are gone—maybe the volume, network, or battery ico...

You run git merge and get an error: fatal: refusing to merge unrelated histories...

When you see fatal: Unable to create 'path/.git/index.lock': File exists., G...

You try to open a shared folder from another computer on your network, but Windows 10 shows an er...
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