# I suspect I have a Git problem?

**URL:** <https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/i-suspect-i-have-a-git-problem/38455>\
**Category:** Online experiments\
**Created:** [January 31, 2024, 3:28pm UTC](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/i-suspect-i-have-a-git-problem/38455 "2024-01-31T15:28:43Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 31, 2024, 3:35pm UTC](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/i-suspect-i-have-a-git-problem/38455/2 "2024-01-31T15:35:53Z")

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> [@sbell](#):
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> If I try and push my project to Pavlovia from any other directory than “/Users/myusername/” I get the below error.

I think the problem is that you have a .git folder and files in /Users/myusername which you should delete before you can start using the folders correctly.

> [@Project unable to sync. Won't permit local path](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/project-unable-to-sync-wont-permit-local-path/13678):
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> URL of experiment: Description of the problem: I have seen others who have had this error but I have not been able to fix mine as of yet. Below is the error I receive - does this mean that I have to remove all git files from my desktop? I don’t really have another directory that this can go through without using my desktop. The exact folder I am using has nothing other than this experiment in it. Thanks for any advice. Traceback (most recent call last): File “/Applications/PsychoPy3.app/Conte…

> [@\[Syncing problem\] The requested local path for project sits inside another folder, which git will not permit](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/syncing-problem-the-requested-local-path-for-project-sits-inside-another-folder-which-git-will-not-permit/5128):
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> Hi, I’m using Py3 (version PsychoPy-3.0.0b7) on a Mac (macOS High Sierra 10.13.6). While I was trying to upload a test experiment with one simple trial, I’ve got this error message from the terminal: Last login: Sat Aug 18 10:21:47 on ttys000 MBPdiVaerioCori:~ utente$ /Applications/PsychoPy3.app/Contents/MacOS/PsychoPy3 ; exit; 12:41:27 PM: Debug: Adding duplicate image handler for ‘Windows bitmap file’ 12:41:27 PM: Debug: Adding duplicate image handler for ‘Windows bitmap file’ 12:41:27…

> [@File location error- repository empty](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/file-location-error-repository-empty/21595):
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> I have 4 different experiments I need to run for different lists of stimuli. I was able to make 1 experiment and upload it to Pavlovia. I tried to copy that experiment, rename it, put it in a different folder with the relevant stimuli files, and create a new experiment on Pavlovia but it seems like there’s a problem with my file location. Even if it does sync, the repository is empty and I get a 403 Forbidden error when opening the link. When I sync this new experiment, I get this error: Traceb…

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