How to remove history from github
Incase you pushed sensitive data or wrong files into your github repository and need to remove it completely. I want to outline the steps I took to do the same. Most of the answers online only reverts the commit but don't help to remove the history and record completely from the branch.
Instructions
See number of commits on the log
git rev-list HEAD --count
Create a new branch, your branch switches from master at this point.
git checkout --orphan [branch-name], in this example, I used resolve_branch
git checkout --orphan resolve_branch
Add all counts into this branch
git add -A
Commit to the branch
git commit -am "Remove Previous Commits"
Delete master branch
git branch -D master or main
Rename created sub-branch to main, in this example resolve_branch to main
git branch -m main
Git push new main to origin main (needs internet)
git push -f origin main
Set upstream for tracking
git branch --set-upstream-to=origin/main main
Run git pull command, should be up to date
git pull
Hope you find this useful