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Asked: 2026-06-06T10:44:31+00:00

I have created branch with git checkout -b mybranch. It seems that something went

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I have created branch with “git checkout -b mybranch”. It seems that something went wrong, and now I can’t delete it using “git branch -D mybranch”. It says: error: branch ‘mybranch’ not found.

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  1. Editorial Team

    If git branch -D really isn’t working, then your only option is to side-step it and edit the git check-out’s state yourself. You should go to the root-directory of your check-out (where the .git directory is) and

    1. edit .git/packed-refs; if you see a line with your branch name then delete it
    2. look in .git/refs/heads for a file named after your branch; if you see one, delete it
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