{"id":354909,"date":"2021-10-19T14:44:26","date_gmt":"2021-10-19T11:44:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-to-remove-git-version-tracking-from-a-folder-cloudsavvy-it\/"},"modified":"2021-10-19T14:44:26","modified_gmt":"2021-10-19T11:44:26","slug":"how-to-remove-git-version-tracking-from-a-folder-cloudsavvy-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-remove-git-version-tracking-from-a-folder-cloudsavvy-it\/","title":{"rendered":"#How to Remove Git Version Tracking from a Folder \u2013 CloudSavvy IT"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a32e3d59a352\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a32e3d59a352\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-remove-git-version-tracking-from-a-folder-cloudsavvy-it\/#Removing_Git_Entirely\" >Removing Git Entirely<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-remove-git-version-tracking-from-a-folder-cloudsavvy-it\/#Switching_To_a_New_Repository_Remote\" >Switching To a New Repository (Remote)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8220;#How to Remove Git Version Tracking from a Folder \u2013 CloudSavvy IT&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content-area\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage alignnone size-full wp-image-14290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cloudsavvyit.com\/p\/uploads\/2021\/09\/4d72a7db.png?width=398&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 400w, https:\/\/www.cloudsavvyit.com\/p\/uploads\/2021\/09\/4d72a7db.png?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, 400w, 1200w\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cloudsavvyit.com\/p\/uploads\/2021\/09\/4d72a7db.png?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019ve <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">download<\/a> a <code>.zip<\/code>\u00a0from Github, or cloned a repository, it will be linked by default to the source repository. If you want to switch to your own repository, or remove version tracking entirely, you can do that easily.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Removing_Git_Entirely\"><\/span>Removing Git Entirely<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Git stores all of its data, and most of its configuration, in a folder named <code>.git<\/code>. Removing this folder will completely remove Git version tracking from the directory, but it will also remove all Git version history. The folder will be like it never had Git installed.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14502\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cloudsavvyit.com\/p\/uploads\/2021\/10\/f8267a61.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"136\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>If this is what you want, you can delete it. But, you may want to instead switch to your own repository, and keep the version history of the folder. This is useful if you want to download and fork a Github project (though Github does have tools to do that automatically).<\/p>\n<p>The <code>.git<\/code>\u00a0folder is hidden though, so the easiest way to delete it is through your terminal. If you\u2019re connecting to a server over SSH, you\u2019ll have to do this anyway. Navigate to the folder, and remove the <code>.git<\/code>\u00a0folder:<\/p>\n<pre>cd ~\/Downloads\/your-git-repo&#13;\nrm -rf .git<\/pre>\n<p>If you\u2019d prefer to delete it through your file browser, you\u2019ll need to enable hidden files. You can do this on Windows by pressing Windows key and searching for \u201cShow Hidden Files.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14503\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cloudsavvyit.com\/p\/uploads\/2021\/10\/ebc0c89f.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"\" width=\"385\" height=\"258\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Apple <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/211496\/how-to-hide-files-and-view-hidden-files-on-mac-os-x\/\">doesn\u2019t make it as easy for MacOS<\/a>. You\u2019ll still need to use the terminal, and modify some config for Finder:<\/p>\n<pre>defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE&#13;\nkillall Finder<\/pre>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/img_54fb8b4f69720.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"\" role=\"presentation\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>After that, you\u2019ll be able to delete the <code>.git<\/code> folder from your file browser.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Switching_To_a_New_Repository_Remote\"><\/span>Switching To a New Repository (Remote)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you\u2019d like to keep the version history of your folder, you\u2019ll want to leave the <code>.git<\/code>\u00a0folder alone and instead remove and replace the existing remote. Git uses \u201cremotes\u201d to configure where it pulls updates from.<\/p>\n<p>Note that removing a remote does not effect your repository\u2014it simply disconnects it from Github, or wherever it\u2019s hosted. You can then add a new remote, pointing to a new Github repository, and push your <code>.git<\/code>\u00a0folder to your own repo.<\/p>\n<p>You can list all the remotes alongside the URL they\u2019re pointing to with <code>remote -v<\/code>:<\/p>\n<pre>git remote -v<\/pre>\n<p>You probably want to remove \u201corigin,\u201d the default remote. You can do that with <code>remote -rm<\/code>:<\/p>\n<pre>git remote rm origin<\/pre>\n<p>Then, you\u2019ll want to fetch the new remote:<\/p>\n<pre>git fetch origin<\/pre>\n<p>And push the whole folder:<\/p>\n<pre>git push -u origin master<\/pre>\n<p>If you made changes though, you will need to add and commit those changes before pushing.\n<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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