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Mar 14, 2022 · Operations

How to Unfork a GitHub Repository Without Deleting History

This guide explains why GitHub lacks an unfork feature, outlines the problems caused by forked repositories, and provides a step‑by‑step method using GitHub Support (with optional command‑line cloning) to detach a fork while preserving commit history and fork records.

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How to Unfork a GitHub Repository Without Deleting History