title: git error you need to resolve your current index first
body: <pre><code>% git checkout branch02_vr
  </code></pre>
  <p>M   r2nr/r2nr.xcodeproj/project.xcworkspace/xcuserdata/vhrao.xcuserdatad/UserInterfaceState.xcuserstate
  M   r2nr/r2nr.xcodeproj/xcuserdata/vhrao.xcuserdatad/xcdebugger/Breakpoints_v2.xcbkptlist
  M   r2nr/r2nr/Base.lproj/Main.storyboard
  Switched to branch 'branch02_vr'</p>
  <p>on my branch branch02_vr:</p>
  <pre><code>% git add *.*
  % git commit -m &quot;message&quot;
  % git push -u origin branch02_vr
  % git status
  </code></pre>
  <p>On branch branch02_vr
  Your branch is up to date with 'origin/branch02_vr'.
  nothing to commit, working tree clean
  Successful so far.</p>
  <p>Then I wanted to merge my branch02_vr into main</p>
  <pre><code> % git checkout main
  % git merge branch02_vr
  </code></pre>
  <p>Updating dd5bfe5..0284d6d
  error: Your local changes to the following files would be overwritten by merge:
  r2nr/r2nr.xcodeproj/project.xcworkspace/xcuserdata/vhrao.xcuserdatad/UserInterfaceState.xcuserstate
  Please commit your changes or stash them before you merge.
  Aborting</p>
  <pre><code>% git commit -m &quot;message&quot;
  </code></pre>
  <p>On branch main
  Your branch is up to date with 'origin/main'.</p>
  <p>Changes not staged for commit:
  (use &quot;git add ...&quot; to update what will be committed)
  (use &quot;git restore ...&quot; to discard changes in working directory)
  modified:   r2nr/r2nr.xcodeproj/project.xcworkspace/xcuserdata/vhrao.xcuserdatad/UserInterfaceState.xcuserstate</p>
  <p>no changes added to commit (use &quot;git add&quot; and/or &quot;git commit -a&quot;)</p>
  <p>I dont understand the error here. So I just follow git prompts to fix the issue</p>
  <p><code>% git add</code> r2nr/r2nr.xcodeproj/project.xcworkspace/xcuserdata/vhrao.xcuserdatad/UserInterfaceState.xcuserstate
  % git merge branch02_vr
  error: Your local changes to the following files would be overwritten by merge:
  r2nr/r2nr.xcodeproj/project.xcworkspace/xcuserdata/vhrao.xcuserdatad/UserInterfaceState.xcuserstate</p>
  <pre><code>% git stash
  % git merge branch02_vr
  </code></pre>
  <p>Looks like this worked. I go to remote main and verify the code changes are merged from brnach02_vr into main</p>
  <pre><code>% git stash pop
  </code></pre>
  <p>warning: Cannot merge binary files: r2nr/r2nr.xcodeproj/project.xcworkspace/xcuserdata/vhrao.xcuserdatad/UserInterfaceState.xcuserstate (Updated upstream vs. Stashed changes)
  Auto-merging r2nr/r2nr.xcodeproj/project.xcworkspace/xcuserdata/vhrao.xcuserdatad/UserInterfaceState.xcuserstate
  CONFLICT (content): Merge conflict in r2nr/r2nr.xcodeproj/project.xcworkspace/xcuserdata/vhrao.xcuserdatad/UserInterfaceState.xcuserstate
  On branch main
  Your branch is ahead of 'origin/main' by 1 commit.
  (use &quot;git push&quot; to publish your local commits)</p>
  <p>Unmerged paths:
  (use &quot;git restore --staged ...&quot; to unstage)
  (use &quot;git add ...&quot; to mark resolution)
  both modified:   r2nr/r2nr.xcodeproj/project.xcworkspace/xcuserdata/vhrao.xcuserdatad/UserInterfaceState.xcuserstate</p>
  <p>no changes added to commit (use &quot;git add&quot; and/or &quot;git commit -a&quot;)
  The stash entry is kept in case you need it again.</p>
  <p>I dont understand what is going on with xcuserstate file</p>
  <pre><code>% git checkout branch02_vr
  </code></pre>
  <p>r2nr/r2nr.xcodeproj/project.xcworkspace/xcuserdata/vhrao.xcuserdatad/UserInterfaceState.xcuserstate: needs merge
  error: you need to resolve your current index first</p>
  <p>I don't understand what is going on with the xcuserstate and the errors that are coming from it.
  I am working in a team and do not want to mess up others files. I cannot checkout my branch02_vr again. Can someone explain and help?</p>