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[EDI] Update "Best practices for leaving your company" (#57601)
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---
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title: Prepare for job change
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intro: If you use your {% data variables.product.github %} account for both personal and work purposes, there are steps to follow when you leave your company or organization.
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redirect_from:
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- /articles/best-practices-for-leaving-your-company
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- /github/setting-up-and-managing-your-github-user-account/best-practices-for-leaving-your-company
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- /github/setting-up-and-managing-your-github-user-account/managing-user-account-settings/best-practices-for-leaving-your-company
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- /account-and-profile/setting-up-and-managing-your-github-user-account/managing-user-account-settings/best-practices-for-leaving-your-company
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- /account-and-profile/setting-up-and-managing-your-personal-account-on-github/managing-personal-account-settings/best-practices-for-leaving-your-company
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- /account-and-profile/setting-up-and-managing-your-personal-account-on-github/managing-your-personal-account/best-practices-for-leaving-your-company
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- /account-and-profile/reference/best-practices-for-leaving-your-company
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versions:
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fpt: '*'
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ghec: '*'
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topics:
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- Accounts
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shortTitle: Prepare for job change
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contentType: how-tos
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---
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## Update your personal account information
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1. Unverify your company email address by deleting it in your Email settings.
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After removal, you can re-add this email without verifying to keep any associated commits linked to your account.
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For more information, see [AUTOTITLE](/account-and-profile/setting-up-and-managing-your-personal-account-on-github/managing-email-preferences/changing-your-primary-email-address).
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1. Change your primary email address from your company email to your personal email.
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For more information, see [AUTOTITLE](/account-and-profile/setting-up-and-managing-your-personal-account-on-github/managing-email-preferences/changing-your-primary-email-address).
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1. Verify your new primary email address.
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For more information, see [AUTOTITLE](/account-and-profile/setting-up-and-managing-your-personal-account-on-github/managing-email-preferences/verifying-your-email-address).
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1. Update your {% data variables.product.github %} username if it contains references to your company or organization.
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For more information, see [AUTOTITLE](/account-and-profile/setting-up-and-managing-your-personal-account-on-github/managing-user-account-settings/changing-your-github-username).
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1. Review and update your two-factor authentication (2FA) methods to ensure they aren't linked to company resources:
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* If you use a TOTP app on a company phone, transfer it to your personal device.
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* If you've registered company-owned security keys, remove them and add personal ones instead.
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* If you're using {% data variables.product.prodname_mobile %} on a company device, install it on your personal device.
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* Download fresh recovery codes and store them in a personal secure location.
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For more information, see [AUTOTITLE](/authentication/securing-your-account-with-two-factor-authentication-2fa/configuring-two-factor-authentication).
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## Leave organization memberships
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> [!NOTE] Unless you're using a {% data variables.enterprise.prodname_managed_user %}, you'll still be able to access your personal account after leaving an organization.
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1. If you're the organization owner, transfer ownership to another person before removing yourself.
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For more information, see [AUTOTITLE](/organizations/managing-organization-settings/transferring-organization-ownership).
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1. Remove yourself from the organization.
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For more information, see [AUTOTITLE](/account-and-profile/setting-up-and-managing-your-personal-account-on-github/managing-your-membership-in-organizations/removing-yourself-from-an-organization).
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## Clean up professional repository associations
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1. Remove yourself as a collaborator from repositories owned by others.
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For more information, see [AUTOTITLE](/account-and-profile/setting-up-and-managing-your-personal-account-on-github/managing-access-to-your-personal-repositories/removing-yourself-from-a-collaborators-repository).
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1. Stop watching work-related repositories to avoid unnecessary notifications.
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To manage your watched repositories, visit https://github.com/watching.
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1. Transfer repositories that you own that others may need to continue working on.
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For more information, see [AUTOTITLE](/repositories/creating-and-managing-repositories/transferring-a-repository).
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1. Delete any work-related forks that belong to you.
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Deleting a fork doesn't delete the upstream repository.
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For more information, see [AUTOTITLE](/repositories/creating-and-managing-repositories/deleting-a-repository).
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1. Delete local copies of your work repositories from your computer by running the following command:
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```shell
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rm -rf WORK_DIRECTORY
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Replace `WORK_DIRECTORY` with the path to your work repository.

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