# TortoiseGit Application: TortoiseGit Dem still dey call am tortoise git, tgit TortoiseGit, Productivity Git client wey dey live inside File Explorer overlays and context menus. Di helper na TortoiseGitProc.exe. E no be TortoiseSVN. ## Wetin you need know TortoiseGit na for Git. TortoiseSVN na for Subversion. TortoiseGitProc.exe na di Git Explorer client. TortoiseProc.exe na TortoiseSVN. Di two dey draw overlays. To install di SVN client no go commit go GitHub. - **Wetin e be?**: Git icons and menus inside Explorer **Di same as TortoiseSVN?**: No. SVN na different VCS **Need Git too?**: Yes. E dey call git.exe Feex tok say If Git icons dey miss, I go check TortoiseGit overlay handlers, no be TortoiseSVN. Two Tortoise products fit dey drag icon slots. Di repo type na di first question. ## Wetin be TortoiseGit? TortoiseGit dey add Git status icons and right-click commands enter Explorer. E no be TortoiseSVN and e no be GitHub Desktop. ## If you never use am before If you want Git icons for folders inside Explorer, na TortoiseGit be dat. Download am from tortoisegit.org. You still need Git for Windows. TortoiseSVN na di Subversion sibling wey get TortoiseProc.exe. No install SVN dey tink say e go version Git repo. ## Wetin dem dey use am for? **Commit from Explorer** Right-click > Git Commit. GitHub Desktop na separate window. git.exe still be di engine. **Overlay icons** TGitCache.exe dey waka through folders. TortoiseSVN overlays na different cache. **Diff and log dialogs** TortoiseGitProc.exe dey open dose windows. WinMerge or Beyond Compare fit be di external diff. ## Na who e dey for? - People wey dey live inside Explorer, no be inside IDE - Users wey dey come from TortoiseSVN wey now get Git repo - Anybody wey im overlay icons look like SVN on top Git folder ## Current status TortoiseGit (2008) na current git explorer integration from TortoiseGit. Di vendor still dey point Windows users go https://tortoisegit.org/. ## How old e be? TortoiseGit appear for 2008 after TortoiseSVN make Explorer overlays popular. Current Windows builds still dey update. TortoiseCVS memory na even older sibling. ## Versions Major channels first. Exact build numbers no dey all verified here. TortoiseGit ## System requirements Values dey follow wetin di publisher release publicly. Workload still dey change di real need. ### Minimum | Operating system | One current 64-bit Windows 10 or Windows 11 release, according to TortoiseGit | | ---------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | RAM | Overlays dey light. Huge working copies dey raise cache cost | ## Resource profile - **CPU demand**: Dey follow wetin you open inside di app **RAM demand**: Dey follow documents, tabs, or libraries ## Installed processes Dese executables belong to dis product when e dey installed. | TortoiseGitProc.exe | TortoiseGit dialogs and operations | | ------------------- | ---------------------------------- | | TGitCache.exe | Overlay cache on top many installs | ## Startup components TGitCache.exe fit start with Explorer. Dat one na overlay status, no be GitHub service. ## File locations | Typical install | C:\Program Files\TortoiseGit\\ | | --------------- | ------------------------------ | ## File formats GIT ## Common wahala dem ### Overlay icons dey miss Windows dey limit overlay slots. TortoiseSVN, OneDrive, and Dropbox fit tif dem. Dat one no be git.exe bug. ### Install TortoiseSVN on top Git working copy SVN menus no go see .git. Install TortoiseGit and Git for Windows. ## How to get unstuck ### Confirm say Git for Windows dey installed TortoiseGit settings dey point to git.exe. Sourcetree embedded Git na different path. ### Install from tortoisegit.org Di project dey host di MSI. Any Tortoise pack wey dey freeware site na useless junk. ### TortoiseGit > Settings > Icon Overlays if icons disappear Dat dialog na for dis product. TortoiseSVN get separate overlay page. ## Alternatives GitHub Desktop or Fork if you want window instead of Explorer. TortoiseSVN if di repo na Subversion. ## Official help and downloads Start with di vendor. Random exe sites no be support channel. | Download | [tortoisegit.org/ ](https://tortoisegit.org/)Official installer or vendor page | | ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | Help | [tortoisegit.org/support/ ](https://tortoisegit.org/support/)Vendor support | | Official site | [tortoisegit.org/ ](https://tortoisegit.org/)Start here, no be random exe host | | Manual | [tortoisegit.org/docs/ ](https://tortoisegit.org/docs/)Context menu and overlay docs | ## Related hardware Overlay caches fit touch plenti folders. SSD dey help. Di Git repo size still matter. ## Technical details Technical details Vendor version numbers dey change. Dis article no pin down any build. ## Related Dis entities connect to dis article. Type dey show for every link. [TortoiseSVN: Application](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/software/tortoisesvn/)[How to read Task Manager: Guide](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/software/system/how-to-read-task-manager/) ## Sources and verification Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification. [How we dey do research](https://feex.it/wiki/research/). - [TortoiseGit official site ](https://tortoisegit.org/)· Vendor product page - [TortoiseGit help ](https://tortoisegit.org/support/)· Vendor support - [TortoiseGit documentation ](https://tortoisegit.org/docs/)· Official manual - [Foxhole process map ](https://foxhole.feex.it/)· First-party samples on top Windows PCs. No be lab benchmark. ## Dis article make sense to you? Yes or no dey enough. Choose reason if you want, or add short note. Quick facts The short identity of dis page. Specs, sources, and the full story still dey inside the article. - **Developer**: TortoiseGit **Category**: Git Explorer integration **Process**: TortoiseGitProc.exe **License**: GPL **First released**: 2008 **Official site**: [tortoisegit.org](https://tortoisegit.org/) **Feex map am**: Dem see am on top Windows PCs for Foxhole Recorded source status: Feex Reviewed: Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification. --- Source: [Canonical Feex Wiki page](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/software/tortoise-git/) [Developer guide](https://feex.it/wiki/developers/) | [API policy](https://feex.it/developers/api-policy/) | [Agent guidance](https://feex.it/wiki/llms.txt)