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b948: TortoiseGit missing from context menu
Posted: 09.05.2026, 16:45
by kino
Hello,
Weirdest thing occurs : FreeCommander's context menu (right-click) shows everything comparable to Windows Explorer right-click menu BUT the TortoiseGit sub-menus :
using:
FreeCommander XE 2026 Build 948 64-bit non public
Windows 11 Pro for Workstations, Build 22631 (OS Version 10.0.22631).
TortoiseGit 2.18 and 2.18.1
...any idea what could be the problem ?
Thanks
Re: b948: TortoiseGit missing from context menu
Posted: 09.05.2026, 22:19
by Marek
What about older FC version 947, 946?
Is TortoiseGit 2.18 and 2.18.1 64 bit?
Re: b948: TortoiseGit missing from context menu
Posted: 11.05.2026, 21:23
by kino
Hello Marek, thanks for fast response.
Marek wrote: 09.05.2026, 22:19
What about older FC version 947, 946?
Is TortoiseGit 2.18 and 2.18.1 64 bit?
I can spot the problem as far back to build 940 (the oldest I kept installer for)
Yes, using TortoiseGit 64 bits.
If it may help (?), I also can't see overlays on file icons whereas the native file explorer does show them.
Thanks
K.
Re: b948: TortoiseGit missing from context menu
Posted: 12.05.2026, 13:24
by Karol
For overlays visibility you should
use "extracted" icons.
The TortoiseSVN has an option: Show overlays and context menu only in explorer.
Check if the option exists in TortoiseGit.
Re: b948: TortoiseGit missing from context menu
Posted: 14.05.2026, 17:19
by kino
Hello Karoll,
Thanks for your hints.
That's already my configuration.
Karol wrote: 12.05.2026, 13:24
The TortoiseSVN has an option: Show overlays and context menu only in explorer.
Check if the option exists in TortoiseGit.
It does exist and it's already my configuration.
(or should I uncheck so that it applies elsewhere ?)
My problem is not Tortoise per se but the discrepancy between FreeCommander context menu (that I thought being the same as) and Win11 Explorer context menu.
Re: b948: TortoiseGit missing from context menu
Posted: 14.05.2026, 17:40
by Karol
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Show overlays and context menu only in explorer.
You should deactivate this option.
Re: b948: TortoiseGit missing from context menu
Posted: 16.05.2026, 17:47
by kino
Hello Karol,
It works !
Had to restart Windows entirely and tweak a few things in the registry (damn OneDrive and GoogleDrive competing for those 9-first-only ShellIconOverlayIdentifiers by adding spaces in the front of key names)
I now have both the context menu (without, you're just toast with Tortoise) and the overlays.
Many thanks for that not-fully-FC matter !
K.