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git fetch keeps failing

I created a branch on Ms TFS and I tried to pull it on to my local machine with the code:

git fetch

This is the result of the fetch:

error: cannot update the ref 'refs/remotes/origin/tryYourself/192RestService': unable to create directory for '.git/logs/refs/remotes/origin/tryYourself/192RestService': No such file or directory
From "url"
 ! [new branch]      tryYourself/192RestService -> origin/tryYourself/192RestService  (unable to update local ref)

Then I searched it on Google and StackOverflow, and they told me to do:

git gc --prune=now

And also:

git remote prune origin

Then I did again:

git fetch

So I can work on that branch but it gives back the result/error as above.

Someone has some advice?

Solution
    1. Make sure the user run the git fetch has the write permission to your local repository.
    2. Please check if there is a file called "192RestService" under refs/remotes/origin/tryYourself/
    3. Try to remove the file "192RestService", then check the gitfetch again.