After running git lfs migrate, you've essentially created a new, parallel universe for your branch's history. The old commits and the new ones are no longer related, which is why Git sees your branches as "diverged."
Here's how to fix this in a simple, human-friendly way. The goal is to safely move your new features from the "migrated" history into the main "develop" history.
The Clean & Easy Fix (Recommended)
This is the safest method. Think of it as surgically grafting your new features onto the main branch.
* Get on the right track: First, reset your develop branch to perfectly match the remote origin/develop branch. This gets you on a clean, stable foundation.
git checkout develop
git fetch origin
git reset --hard origin/develop
* Copy your features: Find the new commits on your migrated branch that contain the features you want to keep. Then, use git cherry-pick to copy those commits, one by one, onto your clean develop branch.
# View the commits on your migrated branch (let's call it 'A')
git log --oneline A
# Then, copy the commits you need
git cherry-pick <commit-hash-1>
git cherry-pick <commit-hash-2>
* Push the fix: Your develop branch now has the correct history and your new features. It's ready to be pushed to the remote.
git push origin develop
The Quick & Dirty Fix (Alternative)
This method can be faster if you have many commits but may lead to a messier history with merge conflicts.
* Save your work: Create a temporary branch to save your current state, just in case.
git branch temp-A
* Get on the right track: Just like before, reset your develop branch to match the remote's history.
git checkout develop
git fetch origin
git reset --hard origin/develop
* Force the merge: Merge your temporary branch into develop using a special flag that tells Git, "I know they're not related; just merge them anyway!"
git merge temp-A --allow-unrelated-histories
* Clean up and push: You'll likely encounter merge conflicts. Fix them, commit the merge, and then push your develop branch to the remote.
git add .
git commit -m "Merged the LFS
changes"
git push origin develop