title: Why do ALL of my git repositories suddenly show that everything has been deleted?
body: <p>The files are THERE, git just tells me that they have been deleted from the repository. Could this be a Github problem?</p>
  
  <p>I have navigated to my project folder that I haven't worked on in a couple of days, and like usual I run:</p>
  
  <pre><code>git status
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>However, instead of seeing 1 or 2 files, the status shows that all of my files have been deleted. Then, in "Untracked Files", it shows all of my files and directories in app root that need to be added.</p>
  
  <p>I don't understand what has happened, but I am very worried that any work I did since the last commit is gone.</p>
  
  <p>I opened the git log up with <code>git k</code>, and at very the top I see:</p>
  
  <pre><code>Local changes checked in to index but not committed.
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Right below that I see:</p>
  
  <pre><code>master    remotes/origins/master
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Note: This project goes against a github database.</p>
  
  <p>Here is the output from the <code>git status</code> command:</p>
  
  <pre><code>➜  mcp5_mobile git:(master) ✗ git status
  On branch master
  Your branch is up-to-date with 'origin/master'.
  
  Changes to be committed:
    (use "git reset HEAD &lt;file&gt;..." to unstage)
  
  deleted:    .gitignore
  deleted:    .rspec
  deleted:    Gemfile
  deleted:    README
  deleted:    README.md
  deleted:    Rakefile
  deleted:    app/assets/images/MSDS_icon_rgb.jpg
  deleted:    app/assets/images/MSDS_icon_rgb.png
  deleted:    app/assets/images/addtocart.gif
  &lt;Continues to list every single file in the app. Over 1,100 files.&gt;
  
  Untracked files:
    (use "git add &lt;file&gt;..." to include in what will be committed)
  
  .gitignore
  .rspec
  Gemfile
  README
  README.md
  Rakefile
  app/
  autotest/
  colorpicker.css
  config.ru
  config/
  db/
  deploy/
  doc/
  eye.js
  features/
  layout.css
  lib/
  public/
  sample.xml
  script/
  spec/
  termios/
  test/
  vendor/
  </code></pre>