Binary file conflicts in Git are particularly challenging because you cannot manually merge them like text files—you must choose one complete version over another. With over 25 years of software development experience and as the creator of CoreUI, I’ve managed binary assets like images, fonts, and compiled files in numerous projects. When Git encounters conflicts in binary files during merges or rebases, it cannot perform automatic merging and requires you to explicitly choose either the current branch version or the incoming branch version. The solution involves using git checkout with --ours or --theirs flags to select the desired version.

Binary file conflicts occur when Git cannot merge non-text files like images, PDFs, or compiled assets, requiring manual version selection. As the creator of CoreUI, a widely used open-source UI library, I’ve resolved binary conflicts in design assets throughout my 25 years of development experience. The most straightforward approach is choosing one version using git checkout –ours or –theirs, or manually replacing with the correct file. This method avoids corruption from attempted text-based merging, preserves file integrity, and enables quick conflict resolution for assets.