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Jenna Malone
Jenna Malone
7,173 Points
Posted by Jenna Malone
Jenna Malone
7,173 Points

Getting an error on git checkout new_feature

Hey,

So when I try to switch to the new_feature branch it wont let me. I run a "git checkout new_feature" command and I get the following error....... error: The following untracked working tree files would be overwritten by checkout: file2. Please remove them before you can switch branches. I'm not understanding what is happening or how to fix this. Can someone please help?

1 Answer

Ari Misha
Ari Misha
19,323 Points
Ari Misha
Ari Misha
19,323 Points

Hiya Jenna Malone! It simply means that before switching to another branch , you might wanna save your changes and commit them coz as soon as you switch to a different branch , you're gonna over-write your files. When i work with git , i make sure i commit my work before switching to master or new branch. And i even merge the changes as soon as i test the branch , so that i can keep track of my changes and my master branch. I hope it helped!

~ Ari

Jenna Malone
Jenna Malone
7,173 Points
Jenna Malone
Jenna Malone
7,173 Points

Hey Ari Misha , I did that though. What I am going to do is start the video over again and start from the beginning and see if that helps, and I will make sure this time that the changes definitely get committed. I will let you know if that works.

Ari Misha
Ari Misha
19,323 Points
Ari Misha
Ari Misha
19,323 Points

Jenna Malone Do what makes you feel comfy with your workflow. I mean take a walk and think about it how'd you wanna maintain your code and branches. And make sure you dont complicate stuff, always keep stuff simple. I use built in Versioning Control in IDEs like IntelliJ or PyCharm or Visual Studio or Atom. Every IDE comes with version control extension, and make sure you understand your tools , coz tools enhance your productivity and automate stuff. Good luck! (: