How to delete a folder from Bitbucket repository?

Question

I'm a Bitbucket noob and having a hard time getting started.

I'm trying to clean up the Bitbucket repository and my local git folder master and branch organisation.

My local computer's git folder has some folders deleted via Terminal $ rm -r folderName > $ git push.

Bitbucket repository still shows the folderName. How do I remove this?

I already deleted file and commited , but files cached on bitbucket.

Looks like Adam Taylor's could be the accepted answer?

Arjuna Deva
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Commented Apr 19, 2020 at 18:52 — Arjuna Deva
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Adam Taylor · Accepted Answer · 2014-09-02 10:02:07Z

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You need to remove the folder from your local repository with git rm -r folderName and then git commit -m 'Delete folder folderName because foo (for example) and git push.

answered Sep 2, 2014 at 10:02

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niico Over a year ago

I already deleted these folders locally - in the file system. How can I login to Bitbucket and manually delete them? (this is a one time thing and it was done for reasons not worth going into here). thx.

Adam Taylor Over a year ago

@niico I don't know if you can manually delete them. Simply, if you delete the folder in your local repository, commit the change, then push your changes to the remote repository hosted on BitBucket, then the folder will be deleted from the remote repository hosed on BitBucket.

Arbaz.in Over a year ago

i am using android studio and i deleted build folder from local and commit the code to bitbuckt but still showing old build code why? plase share with me what wrong i did

wRAR · Accepted Answer · 2014-09-02 10:01:48Z

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You need to commit your changes before pushing them.

answered Sep 2, 2014 at 10:01

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beqa Over a year ago

I already deleted file and commited , but files cached on bitbucket

wRAR Over a year ago

Did you push the commit?

beqa Over a year ago

yes. git add, git commit -m "somthing", git push, but files/folders alredy cached on bitbucket

wRAR Over a year ago

They are not "cached". Check that you are looking at the same branch you've pushed to.

thulasi39 Over a year ago

I know, it's very old thread. But have you tried "git rm -r --cached ."

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al_kash · Accepted Answer · 2014-09-02 10:01:44Z

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you forgot:

git commit -am "commit message"

answered Sep 2, 2014 at 10:01

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kmxr · Accepted Answer · 2022-02-24 19:43:12Z

You probably didn't do a final "git push" Once you delete your folder locally,

git status
this shows you that a folder was deleted
git add .
this stages changes
git commit "deleted xyz folder"
git push

this final "git push" deletes the folder on remote

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