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Discard all changes is very slow, far slower than git checkout -- .

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Description

Discard changes is very slow, far slower than git checkout – . For instance, for >800 files changes to discard, it last several minutes

Version

GitHub Desktop version: 0.8.0

OS version: Microsoft Windows [version 10.0.15063]

Steps to Reproduce

Make >500 changes
Select all, and clic right “Discard changes”
Compare with same changes and git checkout -- . in bash

Expected behavior: faster, close to bash command time

Actual behavior: very slow

Reproduces how often: 100%

Issue Analytics

State:
Created 6 years ago
Comments:8 (3 by maintainers)

Top GitHub Comments

2reactions

Mark-Hetheringtoncommented, Nov 14, 2019

I’m encountering this when switching from a branch that ignores node_modules to one that does not. I might have 10,000 files to discard. I’ve learnt it’s best to just go and shift+delete the folder rather than attack it through github desktop.

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jswigartcommented, Nov 30, 2022

This needs an option to discard the files without recovery, and some text that warns of the cost. It’s ludicrous how long this takes