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To remove sensitive data from GitHub, you can follow these steps:
- Locate the file or files containing the sensitive data in your repository.
- Delete the file or files from the repository using the GitHub web interface or a Git client.
- Create a new commit to reflect the changes.
- Push the new commit to the repository to update the remote repository.
- If the sensitive data was previously committed to the repository, you may need to rewrite the commit history to remove the sensitive data completely. You can use tools like git filter-branch or BFG Repo-Cleaner to rewrite the commit history.
- Make sure to notify any collaborators about the changes made to the repository to ensure they do not accidentally re-add the sensitive data.
- Consider implementing best practices for managing and protecting sensitive data in your repository in the future, such as using encryption or storing sensitive data in a secure location outside of the repository.