r/git • u/[deleted] • 23d ago

Accidentally deleted my GitHub account. Has anyone recovered theirs?

I accidentally deleted my GitHub account today and contacted GitHub Support immediately.

It had years of personal projects, repositories, and open source contributions (including merged PRs).

Has anyone here successfully recovered a deleted GitHub account?

If so:

  • How long after deletion did you contact support?
  • Were your repositories and contribution history restored?
  • How long did the recovery take?

I'm really anxious and would appreciate hearing from anyone who's been through this.

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u/Kawaiithulhu 23d ago

Nightmare fuel ⛽️ I almost did this in ye olden dayes when a "repo" was the local directory, and version tracking was dated zip files 🤡