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Transfer issue from private to public repository? #21979
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We have a couple of issues in a private repository on an organisation that we’d like to move to a public repository on the same organisation. The Transfer Issue dialog does however only show other private repositories. Is this intentional? I do understand that there’s risk involved in moving something from a private to a public repo, but I still believe it should be possible. Is there any way to move an issue thaty I’m not aware of? |
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Replies: 18 comments 5 replies
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Hi @britzl, As documented on https://help.github.com/en/articles/transferring-an-issue-to-another-repository, it is not possible to transfer an issue from a private repository to a public one. |
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Thanks @seveas! I can’t believe I overlooked that sentence. Still, I think it should be allowed, with a security warning/confirmation instead of not allowing it at all. |
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Can’t say I disagree, seems like a useful feature. Maybe contact support with a feature request :slight_smile: |
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Just did - hoping it is prioritized soon 🙂 |
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+1 |
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+1 It should be allowed with just a warning. The alternative right now is to loose the entire history of the issue and create one in the public repo from scratch. Doesn’t make any sense. |
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+1 Currently working with a private repo that was used for issue tracking, with many bits being migrated to public repos to improve collaboration and decentralization. Managed to take the hint after attempting to transfer the issue via gh cli. |
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+1 |
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+1 To provide a seamless way of moving issues around, if/when needed. |
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+1 |
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+1 I agree, my organization would also need this feature. |
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Well, it can be done with a couple of steps. I hope this is useful for anyone looking how to do this:
If you don't want to lose the labels, you must create them first in target repositories. |
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Thank you for this tip! That was tedious, but possible. Glad to have it done now! 😄 |
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it is the year 2023. This tip saved me. thank you |
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Still not possible after 4 years of this being open? 😆 |
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+1 |
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+1 |
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Would love to see this. |
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Hi @britzl,
As documented on https://help.github.com/en/articles/transferring-an-issue-to-another-repository, it is not possible to transfer an issue from a private repository to a public one.