Recovering Deleted Branches and Commits using git reflog

Sat, 25 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0900

“I accidentally deleted a local branch using git branch -D,” or “I ran git reset --hard HEAD~1 and lost my unpushed commits!” If you have worked with Git for any length of time, you have likely experienced one of these stomach-dropping moments.

While standard git log commands won’t display references to deleted branches or detached commits, you don’t need to panic. Git has a built-in safety net called git reflog.

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Recovering Deleted Branches and Commits using git reflog