¶ When to Use This Article
This article applies when you need to synchronize your local Git repository with the state of a remote repository, effectively discarding all local changes and commits that are not present in the remote repository. This procedure is useful in situations such as:
- Your local repository has become corrupted or is in an unexpected state.
- You need to discard local changes and return to a known good state from the remote repository.
- You're experiencing issues with the file and directory structure in your local repository that can't be resolved through standard Git operations.
Warning: This process will discard all local changes and commits that are not in the remote repository. Ensure that you do not have any uncommitted work that you need before proceeding.
- Make sure to copy all files which you may still need to another directory
- Close any programs/Folders which might have content of the repository open
¶ Step 1: Open Command Prompt or Terminal
- Open the Command Prompt or Terminal.
- You can do this within your development environment or by using the regular command prompt/terminal on your system.
- Fetch the latest changes from the remote repository without merging them:
git fetch origin
¶ Step 5: Clean Untracked local Files and Directories
- Delete all untracked files and directories:
git clean -fd
Make sure you do not need these files anymore
- Verify that your local branch is now up-to-date with the remote branch:
git status
- reopen your development environment (like Visual Studio) to ensure it refreshes its view of the file system.
- Check if the file structure now correctly reflects the state of the remote repository.