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"Delete local branches" is showing branches that have already been deleted #8815
Description
Activity
It shows branches that no longer exist
.git/config for the repo still contains [branch ""] sectionsThis would indicate that the branch is not fully deleted. How did you delete the branches?
Mainly through either the
mhutchie.git-graphextension (which doesgit branch --delete --forceaccording to its logs), or via the "Delete local branches" command from this extension- linked a pull request that will close this issueRemove leftover branch git config when deleting local branches #8832
on Jul 7, 2026 I can confirm just now that the leftover branches config is being left over by the "Delete local branches" command, which has done so just now for a couple of branches but otherwise successfully deleted them (not showing anymore in
git branch -v)Reacted by Alex Ross and Vessel9817
Steps to Reproduce:
pr.deleteLocalBranchesNRemotes).git/configfor the repo still contains[branch "<name>"]sections