I accidentially discard my changes on files in my local working tree via git checkout. The files aren’t staged at this time. Is it posible to “undo” this checkout?
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I accidentially discard my changes on files in my local working tree via git checkout. The files aren’t staged at this time. Is it posible to “undo” this checkout?
I believe if a file is modified but not yet added (staged), it is purely "private".
Meaning, it cannot be restored by GIT if overwritten with the index or the HEAD version (unless you have a copy of your current work somewhere).
A "private" content is one only visible in your current directory, but not registered in any way in Git.
Note: As explained in other answers, you can recover your changes if you use an IDE (with local history) or have an open editor (Ctrl+Z).
I mentioned the VSCode Timeline view in Feb. 2020 with VSCode 1.44, as one way to recover changes with an IDE.