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Fix VSCode Git Authentication Failure with Bitbucket - Python UnicodeDecodeError When Listing Directory-Git Error: Index Lock File Exists – How to Fix

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Fix VSCode Git Authentication Failure with Bitbucket - Python UnicodeDecodeError When Listing Directory-Git Error: Index Lock File Exists – How to Fix

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Safe rollback

Verification route

Repeat the original action, not only a simplified test case.
Restart the app or reload the service after configuration changes.