I tried closing all programs, restarting the computer, running command prompt as admin, running garbage collector, and it still fails to allow me to run "git checkout -- ." It always says Unlock of file failed. I think my git instance has been entirely broken. I have no idea why. Definitely feels like a bug. Thanks in advance. I've been on this for many hours and can't use git or change branches or anything. Been using git fine for close to a decade. On Thu, Apr 24, 2025 at 10:50 PM Justin Golden <justingolden21@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > What did you do before the bug happened? (Steps to reproduce your issue) > > I have two component files, Button and Tabs > > There was a casing issue (button vs Button) before that I thought I > resolved, but it failed when I built in dev > > So because git doesn't track casing changes, I did the correct thing > and deleted Button, committed my change that I deleted, then added it > back, and committed that. > > I ran git config core.ignorecase and it said it was true, so I set it > to false and then checked and it said it's false. > > Now for some reason, it shows that I'm CREATING TABS as a new file in > my working changes. AND, when I check the pull request, tabs is there > but button is missing > > So I clear the git cache with git rm --cached -r . and then run git > add . to add every file. > > And it shows 3 file changes: 1) deleting Tabs, 2) changing another > unrelated file which has no changes shown, 3) Also changing another > unrelated file which has no changes shown > > So I push it and locally I have tabs and button and in the pull > request I have tabs and button locally. So now I have no working > changes, everything is good, and I try changing branches from design > to dev. > > It won't let me because I have changes. I check and it says I have no changes. > > > C:\Users\User\Documents\GitHub\desktopclock>git status > On branch design-system > Your branch is up to date with 'origin/design-system'. > > nothing to commit, working tree clean > > C:\Users\User\Documents\GitHub\desktopclock>git checkout dev > error: The following untracked working tree files would be overwritten > by checkout: > src/lib/components/UI/Tabs.svelte > Please move or remove them before you switch branches. > Aborting > > > What did you expect to happen? (Expected behavior) > > The file changes to be tracked. No working changes. > > What happened instead? (Actual behavior) > > What I mentioned above. Random files were changed, no changes shown. > At minimum, after status says tree clean, it shouldn't stop me from > changing branches because I have working files. > > What's different between what you expected and what actually happened? > > As I explained above, the entire thing is unintuitive and seems buggy > to me. I love (and trust) git, but this definitely seems like a bug. I > know that no changes shown can still have line endings and that git > doesn't track casing unless you tell it to. Still, all of the other > behaviors I experienced seem like bugs. I wish I had repro steps or > anything else for you. > > Anything else you want to add: > > Thank you for working on git! > > [System Info] > git version: > git version 2.36.1.windows.1 > cpu: x86_64 > built from commit: e2ff68a2d1426758c78d023f863bfa1e03cbc768 > sizeof-long: 4 > sizeof-size_t: 8 > shell-path: /bin/sh > feature: fsmonitor--daemon > uname: Windows 10.0 19045 > compiler info: gnuc: 11.3 > libc info: no libc information available > $SHELL (typically, interactive shell): <unset> > > --- > > git clean -fdx > > This deleted almost every file in node_modules. It's gitignored. > Here's the gitignore: > > > # Mac > .DS_Store > > # Packages > node_modules > > # Build > /build > /.svelte-kit > /package > /.netlify > coverage > vite.config.js.timestamp-*.mjs > > > I know this is because of the -x flag now. But even after that, when I > ran git status, it was clean, then git checkout dev failed: > > > C:\Users\User\Documents\GitHub\desktopclock>git status > On branch design-system > Your branch is up to date with 'origin/design-system'. > > nothing to commit, working tree clean > > C:\Users\User\Documents\GitHub\desktopclock>git branch dev > fatal: a branch named 'dev' already exists > > C:\Users\User\Documents\GitHub\desktopclock>git checkout dev > error: The following untracked working tree files would be overwritten > by checkout: > src/lib/components/UI/Tabs.svelte > Please move or remove them before you switch branches. > Aborting > > --- > > Currently unable to switch branches: > > > C:\Users\User\Documents\GitHub\desktopclock>git status > On branch design-system > Your branch is up to date with 'origin/design-system'. > > nothing to commit, working tree clean > > C:\Users\User\Documents\GitHub\desktopclock>git branch dev > fatal: a branch named 'dev' already exists > > C:\Users\User\Documents\GitHub\desktopclock>git checkout dev > error: The following untracked working tree files would be overwritten > by checkout: > src/lib/components/UI/Tabs.svelte > Please move or remove them before you switch branches. > Aborting > > C:\Users\User\Documents\GitHub\desktopclock>git checkout -b temp > Switched to a new branch 'temp' > > C:\Users\User\Documents\GitHub\desktopclock>git checkout dev > error: The following untracked working tree files would be overwritten > by checkout: > src/lib/components/UI/Tabs.svelte > Please move or remove them before you switch branches. > Aborting > > C:\Users\User\Documents\GitHub\desktopclock>git status > On branch temp > nothing to commit, working tree clean > > C:\Users\User\Documents\GitHub\desktopclock>git add . > > C:\Users\User\Documents\GitHub\desktopclock>git status > On branch temp > nothing to commit, working tree clean > > C:\Users\User\Documents\GitHub\desktopclock>git checkout dev > error: The following untracked working tree files would be overwritten > by checkout: > src/lib/components/UI/Tabs.svelte > Please move or remove them before you switch branches. > Aborting > > > Also: > > > C:\Users\User\Documents\GitHub\desktopclock>git checkout dev > error: The following untracked working tree files would be overwritten > by checkout: > src/lib/components/UI/Tabs.svelte > Please move or remove them before you switch branches. > Aborting > > C:\Users\User\Documents\GitHub\desktopclock>del .git\index > > C:\Users\User\Documents\GitHub\desktopclock>git reset --hard HEAD > HEAD is now at 98c4b5c4 Fix file casing issue and re add components > > C:\Users\User\Documents\GitHub\desktopclock>git checkout dev > error: The following untracked working tree files would be overwritten > by checkout: > src/lib/components/UI/Tabs.svelte > Please move or remove them before you switch branches. > Aborting > > C:\Users\User\Documents\GitHub\desktopclock>git status > On branch temp > nothing to commit, working tree clean > > C:\Users\User\Documents\GitHub\desktopclock>git checkout dev > error: The following untracked working tree files would be overwritten > by checkout: > src/lib/components/UI/Tabs.svelte > Please move or remove them before you switch branches. > Aborting > > C:\Users\User\Documents\GitHub\desktopclock> > > --- > > Fixed by manually deleting the file via windows explorer: > > > C:\Users\User\Documents\GitHub\desktopclock>git status > On branch temp > Changes not staged for commit: > (use "git add/rm <file>..." to update what will be committed) > (use "git restore <file>..." to discard changes in working directory) > deleted: src/lib/components/ui/Tabs.svelte > > no changes added to commit (use "git add" and/or "git commit -a") > > C:\Users\User\Documents\GitHub\desktopclock>git checkout dev > Switched to branch 'dev' > Your branch is up to date with 'origin/dev'. > > C:\Users\User\Documents\GitHub\desktopclock>git status > On branch dev > Your branch is up to date with 'origin/dev'. > > Untracked files: > (use "git add <file>..." to include in what will be committed) > src/lib/components/ui/Tabs.svelte > > nothing added to commit but untracked files present (use "git add" to track) > > C:\Users\User\Documents\GitHub\desktopclock> > > > It showed I deleted the file from temp branch, then when changing to > dev that I am adding the file. > > Git certainly seems like it's in a broken state and I'm completely > unable to fix it. > > Thank you in advance! -- Justin Golden contact@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://justingolden.me
