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Added a Repository and it seems to be tracking my entire computer! #46695

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Sure, thats easy let me help u with that!

If you accidentally ran git init on the wrong path, you can simply remove the Git repository by deleting the .git directory in that path.

to delete it:

Open the terminal and navigate to the directory where you mistakenly initialized Git.

Run the following command:

rm -rf .git

This will delete the .git directory and all of its contents, effectively removing the Git repository from that directory.

Alternatively, you can also use a GUI file explorer to delete the .git directory. Just make sure that hidden files are visible in your file explorer.

remember to Initializate a Git repository in the path that is inside the folder of that project (if you're…

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