Delete forked repo from GitHub

Question

I\'m starting with git and GitHub and there\'s a project I\'m watching on GitHub. I unintentionally clicked to fork it. Now it appears as a new project to me.

I have

Answer 1

Answer is NO. It won't affect the original/main repository where you forked from. (Functionally, it will be incorrect if such an access is provided to a non-owner).

Just wanted to add this though.

Warning: It will delete the local commits and branches you created on your forked repo. So, before deleting make sure there is a backup of that code with you if it is important.

Best way would be getting a git backup of forked repo using:

git bundle 

or other methods that are familiar.