I think this is very much related to the post here. I have had multiple students have issues with changes in files in a repo do not show up in the git pane in RStudio. We figured out it was because they had special characters (Vietnamese and Turkish letters) in folders that contained the project.
So, is that something that is not allowed? Should I add that to my teaching materials that they should not have any special characters in their folders that contain their projects?
Thanks, Lisa