VSCode “please clean your repository working tree before checkout”

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In Visual Studio Code I made some changes which I do not want to commit en sync yet. However, after my holiday, I want to sync the files from the server (changes from my colleagues). So In Visual Studio Code I want to do a sync.

I get a message "Please clean your repository working tree before checkout"

What do I need to do to get the files of my colleagues without losing my own uncommitted changes?

 

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Create a temporary branch and commit the changes. Or if you don't want to create a temporary branch - stash the changes.

 

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answered Aug 13 '18 at 7:46

Eimantas

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  I will do that, thanks. Additional question. What command do I need to use to clean the repository working tree? – hacking_mike Aug 13 '18 at 8:13

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  Committing to temporary branch or stashing the changes will clean the working tree – Eimantas Aug 13 '18 at 11:24

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VSCode "please clean your repository working tree before checkout"

 

 

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In my experience the best way to is to stash the changes like so: stash

sync the changes from your co-workers and afterwards do stash-pop like so: stash pop

You may also perform these actions in the terminal: git stash git stash pop

 

 

 

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