Adding and Removing

Last updated: May 2025

Learn how to add and remove files in GitKraken Desktop.

Adding a file

Add a file to GitKraken Desktop using the Command Palette.

To initiate the Command Palette, hit Ctrl/Cmd + P, type Create File, and hit Enter.

You can also right-click the empty space in the Commit Panel and click the Create File context menu option.

Create a new file from the Command Palette.

Type the desired filename and hit Enter.

Give your new file a name and hit enter.

Folders can be created while creating a file by including a “/” in the file name.

This creates a folder called “folder-name” that contains “file-name.txt.”

Removing a file

Delete a file from a previous commit by right-clicking that file in the Commit Panel and selecting the Delete file context menu option.

Use the context menu to delete a file from the Commit Panel.

Delete any file in the repo by ticking the View all files option, right-clicking the file, and selecting the Delete file context menu option.

Check the “View all files” option to find a file, and then delete it from the context menu.

Filter files

If you tick the View all files option, you’ll gain access to the Filter Files bar. Use this to quickly jump to a specific file or to filter by a file type.

Type a file name to filter the list of files in your repo.

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Adding and Removing

Adding a file

Removing a file

Filter files

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