Remove a git fork relationship in Azure Devops (VSTS)

Question

I created a Azure Devops (VSTS) project by forking another project. Now whenever we clone the new project you get references to the original project in the console output

remote: This repository is a fork. Learn more at https://aka.ms/whatisafork.
remote: To add its upstream as a remote, run:
remote: git remote add upstream <link to original repo>

Is there any way to break this linkage so the new project never references the old one?

Answer 1

If you don't want anymore to have a fork, you could try:

• clone that fork
• delete the VSTS forked repo
• create a new empty one

• change the remote URL of your local clone

  git remote set-url origin /URL/new/VSTS/repo
  

• push everything

  git push --mirror