Answer: Git error on git pull (unable to update local ref)

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answer re: Git error on git pull (unable to update local ref)

Dec 3 '14

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My team and I ran into this error, unable to update local ref, when doing a pull in SourceTree.

Update 2020: Per @edward Yang's answer below, @bryan's comment on this answer, and this question/answer you may need to run both git gc --prune=now and git remote prune origin…

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