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How can I recover a commit after moving the branch pointer accidentally?
KitForma editorial guide. A commit may still exist even when the branch no longer points to it. The local reflog records recent reference movements.
Step-by-step answer
A commit may still exist even when the branch no longer points to it. The local reflog records recent reference movements.
Inspect
git reflog, identify the intended commit by content and create a new recovery branch at that commit before making further changes. Verify the files and commit history on the recovery branch. Do not run aggressive cleanup while investigating. Reflogs are local, expire and are not a backup guarantee; an uncommitted file that was never stored as a Git object may not be recoverable this way. Preserve separate backups for work that must survive disk loss.Sources and verification
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