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title: "How to stash in Visual Studio 2022?"  
description: "How to stash in Visual Studio 2022?"  
author: "Steilla Mitchel"  
published: 2023-11-09  
updated: 2023-11-17  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/forum/160482/how-to-stash-in-visual-studio-2022  
category: "visual studio"  
tags: [".net core", "visual studio 2022"]  
reading_time: 2 minutes  

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# How to stash in Visual Studio 2022?

How to stash in [Visual Studio](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12378/visual-studio-for-mac-is-out-of-beta-preview-now-officially-available) 2022?

## Replies

### Reply by Aryan Kumar

In [Visual](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/audio/1147/through-the-lens-a-visual-exploration-of-the-world) [Studio](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/116181/google-launches-workspace-studio-to-create-automated-gemini-powered-agents) 2022, stashing changes is typically done using Git. Stashing allows you to save your local changes temporarily so that you can switch branches or perform other operations without committing the changes. Here's how you can stash changes in Visual Studio 2022:

### Using Team Explorer:

## Open Team Explorer:

- Open Visual Studio 2022.
- Go to **View > Team Explorer** to open the Team Explorer pane.

## Go to Changes:

- In Team Explorer, navigate to the "Changes" tab.

## Stash Changes:

- Under the "Changes" tab, you'll see a "Stash" section.
- Enter a name for your stash in the "Message" field.
- Click the "Stash" button.

## Verify Stash:

- You can verify that your changes are stashed by checking the "Stashes" section in Team Explorer.

### Using Git Command Line:

Alternatively, if you prefer using the Git command line, you can open the Developer Command Prompt for Visual Studio or any terminal of your choice and use the following commands:

```plaintext
# Stash changes
git stash save "Your stash message"
```

Remember to replace "Your stash message" with a meaningful message for your stash.

### Using Visual Studio Code:

If you're using Visual Studio Code instead of Visual Studio 2022, the process is similar:

1. Open the Source Control view.
2. Click on the three dots (...) to open the overflow menu.
3. Choose "Stash Changes."
4. Enter a message for the stash and click "Stash."

Remember that stashing is a way to temporarily store changes, and you can later apply these changes or create a branch from a stash if needed.


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