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Go back to an earlier commit

Use Back to this commit to return your files, or your branch, to an earlier point. A preview shows the expected result before anything changes.

  • 3 min read
  • RepoBeam 1.8
  • Windows & Linux
Back to this commit dialog: published history stays safe, with Restore as changes, Restore staged and Create restore commit

In short

  • Commits you already pushed are never moved: their files come back as changes, or in a new commit.
  • Work that only exists on your computer can move back, keeping newer changes if you want them.
  • A private recovery point is saved before anything is rewritten.

Step by step

  1. Right-click the commit

    Open All Commits, right-click the commit you want to go back to, and choose Back to this commit…

    All Commits with the right-click menu open: Checkout branch, New branch here, Undo with a new commit, Back to this commit and More actions

  2. Choose how the result appears

    The choices depend on whether the newer commits are already published. Both cases are explained below.

  3. Check the preview and confirm

    Read What this does, then confirm with Restore files, Create restore commit or Move branch back.

  4. Push if you made a commit

    A restore commit is an ordinary new commit. Push it like any other.

If the newer commits are already published

Moving the branch back would rewrite history that other people may already have, so RepoBeam offers:

  • Restore as changes: the older files appear as unstaged Local Changes. The branch doesn’t move.
  • Restore staged: the same, already staged.
  • Create restore commit: a new commit whose files match the older commit. Existing commits stay in history.

If the newer commits are only on your computer

RepoBeam can move the branch back. You choose what happens to the newer work:

  • Keep as changes: the newer work stays as unstaged changes.
  • Keep staged: the newer work stays staged.
  • Discard file changes: the files match the older commit exactly.

Only want to undo one commit and keep everything after it? Right-click it and choose Undo with a new commit instead.