why does git checkout . or invalidate cache not get rid of files in my android project

Question

I've tried to revert to a desired file state for an android project by using git checkout . as well as through invalidating the cache in IntelliJ, to no avail.

How do I fix this behavior?

Answer 1

A git reset --hard should have been enough, but you might have untracked files.

For that, see "How do I clear my local working directory in Git?"

git clean -d -x -f

In both cases, make sure you don't have any work in progress (or save it) *before typing any of those commands.

Answer 2

If you are using Android Studio and your project is connected through VCS it's simple to revert your file by doing this:

1. Go to VCS => Local History => Show History
2. Then click the Revert button in Upper left Corner

Hope this will help.