How to fully delete a git repository created with init

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I created a git repository with git init  I d like to delete it entirely and init a new one

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If you want to delete all  git folders in a project use the following command   find   -type f   grep -i    git    xargs rm   This will also delete all the  git folders and  gitignore files from all subfolders

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Where  GIT DIR is the path to the folder to be searched  the git repo path   execute the following in terminal   find  GIT DIR -name   git  -ok rm -Rf         This will recursively search for any directories or files containing   git  in the file directory name within the specified Git directory  This will include  git  and  gitignore  files and any other  git-like assets  The command is interactive and will ask before removing  To proceed with the deletion  simply enter y  then Enter

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In windows    Press Start Button Search Resource Monitor Under CPU Tab -  type  git -  right click rundll32 and end process   Now you can delete  git folder

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Windows cmd prompt   You could try the below command directly in windows cmd if you are not comfortable with grep  rm -rf  find  xargs etc   commands in git bash    Delete  git recursively inside the project folder by the following command in cmd       FOR  F  tokens     G IN   DIR  B  AD  S  git   DO RMDIR  S  Q   G

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I tried   rm -rf  git and also      Git keeps all of its files in the  git directory  Just remove that one   and init again    Neither worked for me   Here s what did    Delete all files except for  git git add   -A git commit -m  deleted entire project  git push   Then create   restore the project from backup    Create new project files  or copy paste a backup  git add   -A git commit -m  recreated project  git push

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Git keeps all of its files in the  git directory  Just remove that one and init again   If you can t find it  it s because it is hidden    In Windows 7  you need to go to your folder  click on Organize on the top left  then click on Folder and search options  then click on the View tab and click on the Show hidden files  folders and drives radio button  On a Mac OS    Open a Terminal  via Spotlight  press CMD   SPACE  type terminal and press Enter  and run   defaults write com apple finder AppleShowAllFiles 1  amp  amp  killall Finder   Note  The keyboard shortcut to show hidden files in Finder is  CMD   SHIFT     so it is no longer necessary to modify the  finder config this way You could also type cd  the space is important   drag and drop your git repo folder from Finder to the terminal window  press return  then type rm -fr  git  then return again   On Ubuntu  use shortcut Ctrl   H

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No worries  Agreed with the above answers   But for Private project  please follow the steps for Gitlab    Login to your account Click on Settings -  General Select your Repository  that you wants to delete  Click on  Advanced  on the bottom-most Click on  Remove Project  You will be asked to type your project name  This action can lead to data loss  To prevent accidental actions we ask you to confirm your intention   Please type  sample project  to proceed or close this modal to cancel  Now your project is deleted successfully

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after cloning the repo cd  repo folder   to go to the file directory then ls -a  to see all files hidden and unhidden  git     gitignore  etc  if you like you can check the repo origin git remote -v  now delete  git which contains everything about git rm -rf  git  after deleting  you would discover that there is no git linked check remote again git remote -v  now you can init your repository with git init git add README md git commit -m  quot first commit quot  git remote add origin https   github com Leonuch flex git git push -u origin main

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Alternative to killing TortoiseGit    Open the TortoiseGit-Settings  right click to any folder  TortoiseGit  rarr  Settings  Go to the Icon Overlays option   Change the Status Cache from Default to None Now you can delete the directory  either with Windows Explorer or rmdir  S  Q  Set back the Status Cache from None to Default and you should be fine again

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If you really want to remove all of the repository  leaving only the working directory then it should be as simple as this   rm -rf  git   The usual provisos about rm -rf apply  Make sure you have an up to date backup and are absolutely sure that you re in the right place before running the command  etc   etc

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To fully delete the  git repository in your computer  in Windows 8 and above     The  git repository is normally hidden in windows   So you need  to mark the  hidden items  to show the hidden folders   At the top site of you directory you find  view  option   Inside  view  option you find  hidden items  and mark it   Then you see the  git repository then you can delete it

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true like mine was stored in USERS so had to open USERS go to  View on you upper left find Options open it and edit folders view options in view still to display hidden files folders all your folders will be displayed and you can deleted the repo manually remember to hide the files folders once  done with the delete

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you can use    git remote remove origin  to remove a linked repo then   git remote add origin   to add new one

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You can create an alias for it  I am using ZSH shell with Oh-my-Zsh and here is an handy alias     delete and re-init git   usage  just type  gdelinit  in a local repository alias gdelinit  trash  git  amp  amp  git init    I am using Trash to trash the  git folder since using rm is really dangerous   trash  git   Then I am re-initializing the git repo   git init

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