# Cleanup old GitHub Forks

DevFeed: [Cleanup old GitHub Forks](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/cleanup-old-github-forks-37691.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://carlosbecker.com/posts/cleanup-old-github-forks/>)

Author: Carlos Alexandro Becker

Published: 2018-06-02T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Carlos Becker](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/carlos-becker.md>)

Topics: [GitHub](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/github.md>), [repo](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/repo.md>), [export](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/export.md>)

Tags: [github](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github.md>), [install](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/install.md>), [linux](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux.md>), [macos](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/macos.md>), [repositories](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/repositories.md>), [token](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/token.md>)

## AI overview

A tutorial on using the fork-cleaner tool to identify and delete unused GitHub forks. It checks for forks, stars, dependencies, open pull requests, and recent activity, with options to customize inactivity thresholds, blacklist repositories, and include private forks.

## Source excerpt

I like to keep my GitHub clean. I delete forks I'm not using anymore, move old abandoned repositories to my graveyard and etc.