Git commit resulting in a missing tree error

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So I have a newly created repo and I attempted to commit my newly created code but I got an error. So I ran 'git fsck' on my repo and I got this error.

broken link from    tree 9da8f3ce1355d9bdf03734d42ab15e50e5cf6361
              to    tree 64a40fc17140c1ce37720675d327d59aa9105ef1
missing tree 64a40fc17140c1ce37720675d327d59aa9105ef1

I am new to git, so I was wondering what can I do to fix this error?

Thanks!

I looked at : Git Missing Commit error and I didn't understand it.

which error did you get when you committed? and HOW did you commit? — eckes
– eckes, Commented Mar 13, 2012 at 10:31
You can try git reflog | grep 64a40f to see if it's still in the reflog. That might provide some more information, but as @eckes says, it depends on what error you got. — Brandan
– Brandan, Commented Mar 14, 2012 at 3:22

Amber · Accepted Answer · 2012-03-14 02:37:05Z

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That error means that somehow or other, one of the object files that Git uses to store the contents of your repository history has gotten lost/corrupted.

If you just recently created the repo, I'd suggest just re-creating it (or re-cloning if you cloned it from somewhere).

answered Mar 14, 2012 at 2:37

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user3728080 · Accepted Answer · 2016-09-22 02:14:24Z

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Use git add . instead of git add -A. It worked for me.

answered Sep 22, 2016 at 2:14

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Grant Miller · Accepted Answer · 2018-07-16 05:19:54Z

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Try running git gc, and then push your changes.

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