
Fix Git 'index.lock file exists' Error
When you see the error fatal: Unable to create 'path/.git/index.lock': File exists....

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

You run npm install or npm start and get something like:
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After a Windows update, you might find that the Windows Update service itself stops working. This...

When you run git merge and hit a conflict, Git pauses and marks the conflicting file...

You run pip install somepackage on Windows and get a PermissionError

You create a virtual environment with python -m venv myenv, navigate to the Scripts ...