Getting TortoiseSVN/TortoiseGit icon overlays in 32-bit applications on 64-bit Windows

Question

When installing TortoiseHg on Windows x64, I have an option to install both x86 and x64 shell extensions, which is useful, as my favorite Windows Explorer replacement is 32-bit. But there is no such options for TortoiseGit or TortoiseSVN, so working with them requires opening Explorer windows.

I know it's possible to install 32 and 64-bit versions of TortoiseSVN side by side, but:

1. Is there a way to share settings between them?

2. Does the same apply to TortoiseGit?

Answer 1

I had some problems with TortoiseGit and TortoiseSVN. Context menu and overlay icons weren't shown in Total Commander 32bit on Windows 7 64bit. I solved my problem this way:

TortoiseGit

1. Install mSysGit using network installer into C:\msysgit. It will unpack and compile Git for Windows.
2. Install Git preview into C:\Program Files (x86)\Git.
3. Install TortoiseGit 64bit version into C:\Program Files\TortoiseGit. Choose OpenSSH or Putty (if you use GitHub). The newest version should support 32bit context menu (if not, you must install also 32bit version of TortoiseGit).
4. Set the Git.exe path in TortoiseGit settings: C:\msysgit\bin. Set user info in Git/Config section.

TortoiseSVN

1. Install TortoiseSVN 64bit version into C:\Program Files\TortoiseSVN.
2. Install TortoiseSVN 32bit version into C:\Program Files (x86)\TortoiseSVN.

Answer 2

I have the same context (Windows 7, 64 bit, using TotalCommander as a 32 bit application), and it works like that for me:

• I have installed both the 32bit and 64bit versions of TortoiseSVN.
• In the Windows Explorer, I have (only) visible the 64bit application, everything works fine.
• In the TotalCommander, I have the 32bit application integrated directly in the context menu, and additionally the (not used) 64bit application through a sub-menu x64 > TortoiseSVN.
• When I change some configuration in the 32bit or 64bit TortoiseSVN, it is the same configuration. So the configurations are shared between the two. For me, it is located under c:\Users\mliebelt\AppData\Roaming\Subversion\.

So it works (mostly) for me. The drawbacks are:

• 2 installations, that should go together. Same major and minor versions, so no conflict will arise from different implementations (e.g. change in working copy layout). Is the same with the SVN command you use in the shell.
• Two processes running to compute the current status of the working copy, to show it as overlay in the TotalCommander and Windows Explorer.

PS: I use only TortoiseGit in the 64bit version, but use mostly the shell command git.

Answer 3

There is a 64-bit Total Commander 8 beta version which solved this problem for me.