On sourcetree, how can I recover stashes after checkout on a different branch?

Question

I had some stashed changes while I was working on a branch.

I wanted to work locally on a different branch so I did checkout into a new branch and lost all the stashes from sourcetree sidebar.

Here is a screenshot of sourcetree:

If I type git stash list on my terminal I get a list of the stashes...

stash@{0}: On feature/SITE-5-doctor-name-at-checkin-success: Before commits
stash@{1}: WIP on feature/SITE-5-doctor-name-at-checkin-success: df48232 WIP show dummyDoctor on success page
stash@{2}: WIP on feature/SITE-5-doctor-name-at-checkin-success: 82b1aed Linting
stash@{3}: On feature/SITE-5-doctor-name-at-checkin-success: DEBUG

...so I know they are not lost.

How do I get them back to my sourcetree sidebar so I can use them in any of those branches?

Nevermind. I accidentally created a new workspace and was working there, so obviously the stashes were on the previous one. Switched wires but it's all good now. — Pedro Nobre de Figueiredo, Nov 09 '16 at 02:31
to the down voter: how's a noob to learn the ways of SO without a comment? — ptim, Nov 09 '16 at 11:34
In my case, the Stashes were scrolled out of view, in the LHS explorer, beneath Branches .. Tags .. Remotes — mungflesh, Jul 05 '23 at 11:14

score 30 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 09 '16 at 11:33

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Welcome to Stack Overflow :)

Stashes are indeed listed in the sidebar, but in your image they're collapsed. The 'Show' links next to Tags, Remotes, Stashes, etc only show on hover.

Note that trying to apply a stash from one branch to another branch may result in conflicts to resolve. In this case, sourcetree will not delete your stash automatically, as it would usually, rather you'll need to right click and 'delete' stashes once you've successfully applied them.

answered Nov 09 '16 at 11:33

ptim

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Thank you for your help! :) I am almost sure they weren't collapsed, but I was using two different windows pointing to the same repository in different branches. Unnecessarily confusing stuff. – Pedro Nobre de Figueiredo Nov 11 '16 at 00:29

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 14 '22 at 18:30

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Click the arrow , clicking the word "Stashes" wont open the drop down

answered Jan 14 '22 at 18:30

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Note all: I have been using Fork and it is a better Git GUI. Sourcetree always had issues with merge conflicts. https://git-fork.com/ – user1689987 May 12 '23 at 19:18

On sourcetree, how can I recover stashes after checkout on a different branch?

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