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Asked: 2026-06-17T18:13:15+00:00

How do I fix the path of my local git repo after move? previous

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How do I fix the path of my local git repo after move?

previous local location: /C/website
new local location: /C/Projects/website
remote location: git@bitbucket.org:username/website.git

I moved my git repository from one folder /website to another /projects/website and now I get an error:

user@Thinkpad /C/Projects/website (master)
$ git push
fatal: 'C:/website' does not appear to be a git repository
fatal: Could not read from remote repository.

Please make sure you have the correct access rights
and the repository exists.

Is there any way to fix this without having to re-clone the project?
I tried:

$ git init
Reinitialized existing Git repository in c:/Projects/website/.git/

It that did nothing and I got the exact same error again when I tried to push.

Edit:

I ran: git config remote.origin.url C:/Projects/website. Now when I commit after changing files I get the following reply:

user@Thinkpad /C/Projects/website (master)
$ git commit -m "added something"
[master e163ad9] added something
 0 files changed
 create mode 100644 something

user@Thinkpad /C/Projects/website (master)
$ git push
Everything up-to-date
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  1. Editorial Team

    Run git config -e and change the address of the remote, to the correct remote location. In your case that will be url = git@bitbucket.org:username/website.git This command will open for editing the .git/config file of the repository.

    (thanks to @Richard for the command)

    Shortcut command:

    git config remote.origin.url git@bitbucket.org:username/website.git
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