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Overwriting local with remote repo

How to overwrite local repository with remote repo​

Note: Beware of what happens if you perform the following commands
  • Files that are tracked by Git such as uploaded user contents will not be affected.
  • All local changes will be lost.
  • Non-pushed local commits will be lost.
Git-Pull forcefully
git fetch --all
// To backup current branch
git branch backup-master
git reset --hard origin/master  // or git reset --hard origin/<branch_name>

Resetting to the remote tracking branch​

By using git reset --keep as follows:

git fetch
git reset --keep origin/$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)

Resetting all local changes​

By using git reset --hard as follows:

git fetch
git reset --hard origin/$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD) # To remove all not committed changes!
git clean -fd         # To remove all untracked (non-git) files and folders!
git pull
warning

Warning: if you don't have your data/files committed yet, note that the commands above can result in loss of them all! Backup your whole repository folder before taking the actions.