Is there a way to undo `git reset --hard HEAD~1`?

Question

I have a project where I am using git. My code has not been pushed to a server. It was on my local machine only.

I want to undo the last commit, so I executed git reset --hard HEAD~1 But that command deleted the files from the project instead of undoing the last commit. How can I undo the git reset --hard HEAD~1 command to my work isn't lost?

When I executed the it reset --hard HEAD~1 I got HEAD is now at 7a524b86f not sure

The problem is that my code is not on the server. It was on my local machine only — Jay, Oct 10 '21 at 03:55

James Graham · Answer 1 · 2021-10-10T03:44:56.437

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Case 1: If your change made only on client, you cannot come back.

Case 2: If your change made has on server, you didn't push, therefore, you can get back.

Case 3: If your change made on server, you pushed, therefore, you can get back.

Case 4: Your commit has exists on another branches, you can git cherry-pick come back.

Trick: If you use IntelliJ IDEA, WebStorm, PyCharm, you can use feature local history to get back.

edited Oct 10 '21 at 03:44

answered Oct 10 '21 at 03:33

James Graham

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The changes were on my local machine only! please tell me I did not loose 2 weeks worth of work! – Jay Oct 10 '21 at 03:34
You cannot get back, because it stands on client, no exist on server. – James Graham Oct 10 '21 at 03:35
does that delete all the files from my local PC? Is there a temp place it get placed in? Lots of code will be lost of I can't get it back. I am using visual studio – Jay Oct 10 '21 at 03:40
No out-of-the-box local history feature for Visual Studio IDE, see https://stackoverflow.com/a/13018711/3728901 . – James Graham Oct 10 '21 at 03:43
If you didn't commit the code, it's gone. – Daniel Mann Oct 10 '21 at 03:44

Is there a way to undo `git reset --hard HEAD~1`?

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