GitHub desktop not showing remote branches

GitHub (version 3.0.5.2) for Windows no longer shows me all the remote branches. This is working with a GitHub for Enterprise server.

For example, when I click on the branches drop down, it used to show me all the remote branches in origin, but now only shows me branches I’ve checked out locally.

Is this a bug or is there some setting adjustment I need to make?

Hit F5 on your keyboard.

You won't see anything, but it should fetch your remote branches.

You could try:

git fetch

Run this from within the directory that contains your local repository. Fetching from a repository grabs all the new remote-tracking branches and tags without merging those changes into your own branches.

This is a command that you can make via the command prompt in a command window. To use it you need to install a git CLI (Command Line Interface) - which lets you issue manual git commands.

git fetch doesn't always to the trick it seems. If you know the name of the branch you could just simply git checkout <branch-name>. If you enter the name correctly you'll be switched to that branch.