I was working on a project in Visual Studio recently, and everything was fine. But when I opened the same project today, the Git branch name no longer appears in the status bar. Also, when I try to switch branches, I get the following error:
"Object reference not set to an instance of an object."
Has anyone encountered this issue before? Any suggestions on how to fix it would be greatly appreciated!
Deepak TewatiaPosted May 15, 2025, 7:25 AM
I have faced the same issue in Visual Studio before. In my case, the branch I was working on yesterday was merged by my manager into another branch and then he deleted my branch, which caused the same error.
You might want to check using git status or visit GitHub.com to confirm whether the branch you're working on still exists.