Switch Branches Without Losing Local Changes

[64bits32]

Hello everyone! I'm working on a web app project and tried to switch branches using git checkout, but I got this error:
error: Your local changes to the following files would be overwritten by checkout

I didn’t commit those changes yet, but I also don’t want to lose them. What’s the best way to safely switch branches without losing my work?

[astrod333]

Hey! That error means you have some changes that haven’t been saved yet, and Git doesn’t want to overwrite them.

If you just want to switch branches without losing your work, you can run:

git stash

Then switch branches:

git checkout branch-name

And when you're ready to get your changes back:

git stash pop