urgent help needed

[mgeorge67701]

I accidentally converted my personal GitHub account into an organization without first creating a separate personal account. As a result, I've lost access to all my repositories. Could you please help me revert this change? It's very urgent. Thank you.

[MaSTERmIKK]

Unfortunately, GitHub does not allow you to directly revert an account that was converted from a personal account into an organization. However, you can recover your repositories using the following steps:

What to do immediately:
Contact GitHub Support right away using this link:

https://support.github.com/contact

Explain that you accidentally converted your personal account into an organization and ask for assistance in reverting the change.

In the meantime, create a new GitHub personal account, if you haven’t already.

Log in to the organization (your former personal account), and add the new personal account as an owner of the organization.

From the new account:

Clone your repositories if they're still publicly or privately accessible.

Or transfer ownership of the repositories from the organization to your new personal account.

If GitHub responds (especially if you contact them quickly), they might be able to fully restore your original personal account.

i Hope this help u.

[nishisurti2608]

If GitHub Support Cannot Revert the Change

In the event that GitHub Support cannot directly undo the conversion, you will need to manually transfer your repositories. This process involves a few steps:

1. Create a New Personal GitHub Account

You will need a new personal account to transfer your repositories to. If you want to use your original username, you will first need to rename the organization that currently holds that name.

To rename the organization:

If you are an owner of the organization, go to the organization's settings.

Under "Organization name," you can change the name to free up your original username.

Create your new personal account: Once your desired username is available, create a new personal GitHub account.

2. Transfer Your Repositories
   You will need to be an owner of the organization to transfer repositories.

Go to the settings page of each repository you want to move.

Scroll down to the "Danger Zone."

Click on "Transfer."

Follow the prompts to transfer the repository to your new personal account.

This process will need to be repeated for each repository. While tedious, it will allow you to consolidate your work under your new personal account.

[ghostinhershell]

Hi @mgeorge67701,

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[mgeorge67701]

Hi Nishi After I change my account to organisation I cannot login or reset the password, the account that changed to organisation is mgeorge6770 and the email used to login to that account before converting it to organisation was ***@***.***, please help Thanks

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On Fri, 4 Jul 2025 at 19:46, Nishi Surti ***@***.***> wrote: If GitHub Support Cannot Revert the Change In the event that GitHub Support cannot directly undo the conversion, you will need to manually transfer your repositories. This process involves a few steps: 1. Create a New Personal GitHub Account You will need a new personal account to transfer your repositories to. If you want to use your original username, you will first need to rename the organization that currently holds that name. To rename the organization: If you are an owner of the organization, go to the organization's settings. Under "Organization name," you can change the name to free up your original username. Create your new personal account: Once your desired username is available, create a new personal GitHub account. 2. Transfer Your Repositories You will need to be an owner of the organization to transfer repositories. Go to the settings page of each repository you want to move. Scroll down to the "Danger Zone." Click on "Transfer." Follow the prompts to transfer the repository to your new personal account. This process will need to be repeated for each repository. While tedious, it will allow you to consolidate your work under your new personal account. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#164944 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/BUH5HIPUIZGJWJZQNAH2CJL3G3DZPAVCNFSM6AAAAACAWZQSC6VHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43URDJONRXK43TNFXW4Q3PNVWWK3TUHMYTGNRWGU3TANQ> . You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>