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Change Branch

Navigate to the Git repository folder in the Version Control tab. The "Git Status" column displays the current branch. Select the Change branch button from the view toolbar or right click and select Version Control -> Change Branch. The following dialog is displayed:

Local repository

Displays the selected local repository.

Branch

Select the branch to checkout.

Discard any changes in current branch

Select this to discard any changes that have been made or are pending in the current branch. To use Git terminology, the checkout will proceed even if the index or the working tree differs from HEAD (used to throw away local changes).