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GitHub Desktop is a graphical user interface for macOS and Windows, used to contribute to projects on GitHub and GitHub Enterprise.

About GitHub Desktop

GitHub Desktop allows you to:

Focus on what matters instead of fighting with Git. Whether you're new to Git or a seasoned user, GitHub Desktop simplifies your development workflow.

Features

  • Attributing commits with collaborators
  • Checkout branches with pull requests and view CI statuses
  • Syntax highlighted diffs
  • Expanded image diffs
  • Editor and shell integrations
  • Open-sourced and community-supported

More info

The application can be downloaded from the Github Desktop website and its source code can be found on GitHub.

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Going back to a previous commit in Github Desktop

I am trying to use GitHub Desktop (i.e. the GUI application - NOT command line) to go back to a previous commit (on the same branch). Something that I would have thought is a core feature, since it's the primary reason for using source control in…
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How do I delete a local branch on Github Desktop?

Last week I upgraded my Windows Github to Github Desktop. It is certainly a lot faster than that last update they made for Github Windows. It also has a nice little visual timeline of commits and maybe I am being dumb, but the ability to delete…
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Discard all changes at once using GitHub Desktop

How can I discard all changes at once in GitHub Desktop? (I use it on Windows) I used to do: but can't see the option any more since GitHub for Windows upgraded itself silently (and changed its name to GitHub Desktop on the way). I don't want to do…
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How to sync your forked repo with original Repo in Github Desktop

Please Read this before marking as Duplicate I know there is a solution for CMD at https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7244321/how-do-i-update-a-github-forked-repository but i asked for GitHub Desktop, If you can't answer then dont mark as Duplicate…
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How can I undo discard changes in GitHub Desktop?

Is there any way to undo discard changes in GitHub Desktop, after the Undo button has disappeared? I am talking about GitHub Desktop's undo feature, not git in general.
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How to keep a GitHub fork up to date without a merge commit or using CLI?

The normal GitHub flow to contribute to a repo is to create a fork of the upstream, clone a local copy where you make changes, then push back up to your fork and then create a PR to have your changes merged into upstream. But if upstream changes…
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"Commit failed - exit code 1 received" when trying to commit a new local reprository in gihub desktop

when I am trying to commit my new local repository at GitHub from GitHub-desktop it is throwing an error "Commit failed - exit code 1 received"
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Can't checkout remote branch using GitHub Desktop

When I first clone a repo using GitHub Desktop (windows version), I'm able to see all of the branches and can checkout the branches. However, if another contributor creates a new remote branch (after I've done the clone), GitHub Desktop isn't able…
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GitHub Desktop is committing ignored files

My GitHub Desktop app is trying to commit a bunch of files that are (supposedly) ignored. As you can see, the entire .metadata folder is listed in my top-level .gitignore file. Still, there are loads of files from that folder that are being…
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How Can I Configure GitHub Desktop/Windows to Work with a Proxy?

New to working with git in Windows. I downloaded the GitHub Desktop application and can connect my account, but doing pushes/pulls fails because of an unresolved host. Asking around the workplace I got the following suggestion to type this command…
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Github Desktop Authentication Failed

Using: Windows 10, Github Desktop, Git 2.19.1.windows.1(64bit), VisualStudio VSTS Background: Managed to add the repository I had in my machine, but I can't do anything with it. I have access to the remote repository, I used gittortoise before, and…
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fatal: unable to access, schannel: failed to open CA file, No such process, GitHub Desktop

Full error text: fatal: unable to access 'https://github.com/Repository_name': schannel: failed to open CA file 'C:/Users/Username/AppData/Local/GitHubDesktop/app-1.2.1/resources/app/git/mingw64/ssl/certs/ca-bundle.crt': No such process Application…
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"Google Drive can corrupt repositories" in Github Desktop

I primarily work out of a Google Drive folder and it is mentioned in Github Desktop when creating a new repository that "Google Drive can corrupt repositories". What are the issues specifically and what can be done to avoid repositories being…
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Rollback uncommitted changes in GitHub Desktop (or Github for Windows)

I'm using Github Desktop (previously called GitHub for Windows) and I made a bunch of changes to my local files. It became such a mess that I decided I just want to rollback my local files to where they were the last time I made a commit. I haven't…
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Clone someone else's public repo in Github Desktop

Github Desktop makes it easy for me to clone projects from Github, when they belong to my account (or one of my organizations). Is there any way for me to clone a public repo belonging to somebody else with Github Desktop?
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