如何将 github 本地存储库复制到另一台计算机？

Question

I have a new PC and need to copy my local github for windows repos to the new computer. All repositories are on github, but I do not want to download them all again to the new computer.

Is there any way to add this local files to the new computer using github for windows (or shell) and then just push/pull/sync the changes with the github.com?

Thank you all Regards

Paulo

Answer 1

If I understand correctly you are trying to avoid pushing unfinished local changes to the repo. No problem.

Git repos are self-contained. Just copy the repo directories from one machine to the other. Nothing fancy required.

Answer 2

You could clone your repos from another machine through local network with git+ssh

git clone git+ssh://user@192.168.1.5/~/repos

or just copy files and setup git on you new PC manually.

Answer 3

I was in a similar situation but with a Mac (not PC). With Mac, I backed up my old computer using Time machine and restored the new computer with that backup. So in essence all my data and profile from old transferred to new. To me it was pretty transparent. Basically, I was moving from a mac pro to mac air. All my git repos transferred too without any problems. I have a feeling Windows image would work similarly but to be honest I haven't done one myself. Hope this helps.

Answer 4

After copying your files from the old machine to the new, one needs to tell the GitHub app where your local files (repo) are.

In the GitHub app go to [File\Add local repository...] or Ctrl+O . Then you browse to the local folder with your repo. As explained by @user41871, git repos are self-contained so GitHub will detect your repo in the local files and sync appropriately to your remote repo in GitHub.

Make sure you've installed Git before turning to GitHub. The GitHub app does not come with Git. Surprisingly the GitHub app 'works' even when Git is not installed.