title: Make the current commit the only (initial) commit in a Git repository that was created with GitHub Desktop
body: <p>I created my first GitHub repository using GitHub Desktop (Windows).  It is a real mess with many revisions that are quite meaningless and some versions of files that I would rather were never uploaded.  This was the result of a lot of experimenting to get the feel for how things would appear on GitHub. I want to get rid of all the history versions.</p>
  
  <p>I am tempted to just copy my files on my drive to another folder then delete the repository folder from my drive.  Also delete it from GitHub.</p>
  
  <p>Then create a new repository with GitHub Desktop, perhaps with the same name or with a different name then rename it to the original. Could it be a simple as that or will GitHub still retain the files somewhere?</p>
  
  <p>I haven't tried this because in my searching I keep finding all the complex steps to be performed to remove histories or remove files.</p>
  
  <p>I sort of feel that what I am proposing is too simple.</p>
  
  <p>Any opinions?</p>