Git gui icon disappeared vs code

Question

image of my current vs Code VSCode Version: 1.49.3 OS Version: 10.15.7

The git gui icon is missing. I have tried creating a new repo + git init. Also, I have tried to enable and disable git from settings nothing has worked. The cause of this is a button I accidentally pressed that removed it. IDK what the button said exactly... No updates recently. Any help with fixing this would be much appreciated!

I like using the git gui so would rather not switch back to the terminal for everything.

Thanks!

Answer 1

Right Click on Activity Bar and Select/Check Source Control or keyboard shortcut (CTRL + SHFT + G on mac)

Answer 2

By right-clicking on the activity bar where the icons are and seeing if "Source Control" is checked I was able to get it back.

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Answer 3

Thanks for the answer, in my case there was no "Source Control" Showing up in the Activity Bar. But thanks to the shortcut (CTRL + SHFT + G) the Source Control was highlighted, and i realized it somehow got into the Bottom Panel.

Activity Bar showing no Source Control

By drag and drop now i have the Source Control back on the Activity Bar.

Answer 4

ctrl+shift+G in windows to get the git-gui icon