A project’s version history and all Git-related metadata are included when you clone it from a Git repository. In some cases, you may want to delete this version tracking in order to start over with a clean copy of the project that has no ties to the original repository. Making templates, distributing a version of the project, or beginning from scratch without any previous commits or branches can all benefit from this.

Approach 1: Remove the .git Directory

Step 1: Navigate to the Project Directory: Open your terminal and change to the project directory.

cd /path/to/your/project

Step 2: Remove the .git Directory: Use the rm command to delete the .git directory. This directory contains all the Git metadata and history.

rm -rf .git

Step 3: Verify Removal: List the contents of the directory to ensure the .git folder is gone.

ls -a

Output

How To Remove Version Tracking From Project Cloned From Git

Approach 2: Clone Without History

Use the –depth Option: When cloning a repository, use the –depth 1 option to create a shallow clone with only the latest commit.

git clone --depth 1 <repository-url>

Remove the .git Directory: As with the first approach, navigate to the newly cloned repository and remove the .git directory.

Copy cd /path/to/cloned/project
rm -rf .git

Output

How To Remove Version Tracking From Project Cloned From Git