Can't Change Branches on Visual Studio Mac

Question

I have recently started a project on my Windows PC which I want to be able to take with my on my Mac. My friends and I are learning Git together.

I am having trouble finding where you change branches on macOS Visual Studio.

Pictured: 'Version Control' menu on macOS:

Am I missing something? Am I supposed to change branches elsewhere?

Thanks.

What's the actions did you take? Have you cloned/created git repo? — Marina Liu, Apr 27 '18 at 06:20
@MarinaLiu-MSFT I checkout'd the repo. And that is the menu I see once I have cone that. — berney_mark, Apr 27 '18 at 09:37
IDK how to do that. I've heard the menu should have 'Version Control > Manage Branches and Remote' but as you can see I do not have that. — berney_mark, Apr 27 '18 at 09:59
In the terminal window, `cd /path/to/the/local/git/repo` (a `.git` folder also exist there), and use the command `git status`. — Marina Liu, Apr 30 '18 at 01:31

score 7 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 06 '20 at 11:11

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If your branch is newly created and you want to switch from previous branch to the new one you should click on Version Control -> Manage Branches and Remotes and come to the Remote Sources, select newly created branch and do the following. After that your branch will be visible in Branches section. Just select and click on Switch to Branch;

answered Jan 06 '20 at 11:11

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What should I do if pressing the "Track" button doesn't do anything? – gonzobrains Jun 01 '20 at 17:32

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited Sep 19 '18 at 11:47

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On my Mac I have the following as seen in this pic. From the "manage branches and repositories," you can create and switch to a different branch.

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answered Sep 19 '18 at 11:45

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Can't Change Branches on Visual Studio Mac

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