I’m having trouble getting Xcode to recognize my Git repository. I set up a new repo using git init, added my files with git add ., and made my first commit with git commit -m "Initial commit". However, Xcode still doesn’t show any version control features or recognize that there’s a Git repo in my project.
At first I thought this might be because my project folder is stored on a cloud service like Dropbox, but I tested it with a project saved directly on my Mac’s hard drive and got the same result. Xcode just won’t detect the .git folder no matter where I put the project.
Has anyone else run into this problem? What am I missing to make Xcode properly connect with my Git repository?
Sometimes Xcode gets confused about repository detection even when everything appears correct. You might need to manually refresh the source control navigator. Go to the Source Control menu and select “Refresh File Status” or try opening the Source Control navigator panel on the left sidebar. If that doesn’t work, check your Xcode preferences under Source Control and make sure “Enable Source Control” is checked. Another thing to verify is that your working directory doesn’t have any hidden characters or unusual permissions that might interfere with detection. I’ve seen cases where moving the entire project folder to a different location and then back again somehow fixes the detection issue.
Check if you initialized the Git repository in the correct directory. The git init command needs to be run from your Xcode project’s root folder where the .xcodeproj file is located. I made this mistake before where I created the repo one level up or down from the actual project directory. Navigate to the folder containing your .xcodeproj file in Terminal and verify there’s a .git folder there with ls -la. If not, you’ll need to initialize Git again from the proper location. Once the repository is in the same directory as your Xcode project file, the version control integration should appear automatically.
had similar issue last week. try restarting xcode completely after setting up the repo - sometimes it just needs a fresh start to detect the .git folder. also make sure your xcode project file is actually inside the git repo directory, not outside it.