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What happens if forked Gist is deleted?

This question is to know if I need to keep a backup of my forked Gists or not.

There's a similar question that addresses What happens to the forks when deleting the original repository?.

So, basically, I want to know what happens to my fork if the original Gist is deleted. Do I still get to keep the forks when they were made from a public Gist (like in GitHub repos)?

Solution

  • I've contacted support and the answer from Robert Norrie (GitHub Support) was

    If the original gist is deleted, any forks simply lose their fork relationship with the original and become a standalone gist. They don't get deleted.

    So, no need to do the backups.