How to recover changes that discard by git checkout -f

Question

My changes were gon after I run command git checkout -f

Is there a way to recover my changes?

I did not commit my changes and also it's unstaged.

Possible duplicate of [Can git undo a checkout of unstaged files](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2689265/can-git-undo-a-checkout-of-unstaged-files) — phd, Apr 23 '19 at 09:50
https://stackoverflow.com/search?q=%5Bgit-checkout%5D+uncommitted — phd, Apr 23 '19 at 09:51

Romain Valeri · Accepted Answer · 2019-04-23T09:22:34.283

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The way to recover your changes won't be git, since files were not committed.

However, you could recover them, provided you're using a sufficently advanced IDE with local changes save feature.

If not, the picture might be grim, but it's hopefully a lesson to remember : commit often, even on temporary branches when you're unsure.

edit after comments :

Good news, you're on PhpStorm. (you seem to know how to proceed already, I'm just adding it for the record here)

Let's note that most modern IDEs have similar functionality.

edited Apr 23 '19 at 09:22

answered Apr 23 '19 at 08:23

Romain Valeri

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Also, consider using `git stash` when it's relevant. – Obsidian Apr 23 '19 at 09:06
@Obsidian I tend to use branches, but yes, stashing is also a good way to save changes you're unsure of but don't want to risk losing. – Romain Valeri Apr 23 '19 at 09:08
thanks, I was using phpstorm its already has the ability to view local changes – Dmo3 Apr 23 '19 at 09:13

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