How to fully delete a git repository created with init?

Question

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

Answer 1

In windows:

1. Press Start Button
2. Search Resource Monitor
3. Under CPU Tab -> type .git -> right click rundll32 and end process

Now you can delete .git folder

Answer 2

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 initial your with

git init
git add README.md
git commit -m "first commit"
git remote add origin https://github.com/Leonuch/flex.git
git push -u origin master

Answer 3

To fully delete the .git repository in your computer (in Windows 8 and above):

1. The .git repository is normally hidden in windows
2. So you need to mark the "hidden items" to show the hidden folders
3. At the top site of you directory you find "view" option
4. Inside "view" option you find "hidden items" and mark it
5. Then you see the .git repository then you can delete it

Answer 4

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.

Answer 5

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"

Answer 6

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