In Git on macOS (git version 2.13.2 | brew install git) the status command will show folders as untracked even though they are committed and checked out from the repository. Does not reproduce on Windows and Ubuntu. Repro steps: 1. Download https://www.dropbox.com/s/0q5pbpqpckwzj7b/gitstatusrepro.zip?dl=0 2. unzip gitstatusrepro.zip && cd gitstatusrepro 3. git reset --hard HEAD is now at 95fcd7e add folder with unicode name 4. git status On branch master Untracked files: (use "git add <file>..." to include in what will be committed) "d\314\207\316\271\314\223\314\200\342\225\223\316\265\357\256\257\360\222\221\217\342\227\213\342\225\223\320\243\314\213/" nothing added to commit but untracked files present (use "git add" to track) ---------- This message was sent from a MailNull anti-spam account. You can get your free account and take control over your email by visiting the following URL. http://mailnull.com/