Is it still possible to restore deleted untracked files in git?

let's say yesterday I did some changes on my master branch, and I forgot to add, commit them. and in the morning i did

git reset --hard

is it possible to restore deleted files in this situation ?

Solution 1:

Some better IDEs keep track of your files as a local history. If you removed files externally (say, git reset) you should be able to click in your IDE on parent directory and choose "Compare with local history".

I used this feature successfully in PHPStorm IDE when my untracked files got wiped out by some utility...

Solution 2:

git reset --hard is a very dangerous command, so be careful when you use it next time :)

If you do not have any commit for those files, it seems you have no chance restore them.

Otherwise, reflog command can help you.

Solution 3:

In Intellij how to recover the untracked revert changes

Step 1: Select the Folder , Right click on it

Setp 2: Go to Local History, and then go to Show history

Step 3: Select the untracked files that your revert accidentally. then select those file in right side panel and revert the changes, you will get the files in reverted format.