PyCharm, git: cannot pull after changing remote repo name

Question

I have been using PyCharm with GitHub for some time. Then I had to rename the name of the github project (from github.com/username/old-name to github.com/username/new-name ). I had to do this because there was a problem with the previous name. Nothing else has changed. Although I changed the repo name, I can successfully change the changes. I also noticed that when I type https://github.com/username/old-name , github redirects me to https://github.com/username/new-name .

Then my partner joined in and added some new files. New files appear on Github, but PyCharm cannot pull and merge changes. The Pull dialog box displays the URL of the old repo. And when I click “OK” to cause new changes, he says that he cannot pull out because:

"Your local changes in the following files will be overwritten by merging. Please copy your changes or write them down before you can merge."

But I have already made changes to the local repo, and the "Next Files" list is empty.

Does this relate to a name change? If so, what should I do now? If not, why doesn't PyCharm pull?

Answer 1

Whatever your mistake, you can rename your original URL with:

 git remote set-url origin https://github.com/username/new-name 

As for your error message, you can pin your work and pull: see " Ignoring" Your local changes in the following files will be overwritten with the "click " merge .

I have changes in my local repo

Then you can do git pull --rebase (or select the forwarding option in the PyCharm update dialog box ) to reinstall your local new commits on top of what gets pulled.