totally got set up wrong

Question

Well i set up a repository in bitbucket and started trying to set up using Terminal on a Mac.  I totally got it wrong, screwed it up royally. and have scrapped it and have started again.

I left Terminal where it was on my local machine, and deleted the Repos in bitbucket.  Is there anything else i need to do?

Ana Retamal · Answer

Hi Sue, you can copy and paste the original file to another location to make sure you have a backup, just make sure you're not copying the .git folder, as that's what makes the folder a Git repository and things can get messed up if we're not careful with that. As far as the .git folder is not there, your files will just be normal and ordinary files :)

Hope it helps!

Ana

Sue Mckinlay · Answer

Interesting point Ana, how do I delete/ remove the link / remnants on the local computer without destroying the original file?

Ana Retamal · Answer

Hi Sue! If what you messed up was the configuration of the repository, just make sure you delete any remnants of the repo from your local computer (in case anything actually got created). It will have no effect on your current repository, as you're starting one from scratch, but if you're like me you wouldn't like to have useless files around :)

Hope that helps,

Ana