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No, this checkbox should be shown on each repository where you are pulling the first time - until you select it.

Can also perfectly be done from the Journal.

Just for my understanding: you have multiple remotes and in each one is a master you have checked out?

This was upon user request because novice users created unintentionally a lot of branches tracking the same remote branch.

You already can get it from http://www.syntevo.com/smartgit/preview and invoking Help | Check for Latest Build.

You already can do something similar on Windows by using the portable bundle.