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Is it possible with GitHub to download a file / folder with all of the commits, notes, issue tracking etc?
So that you can move from GitHub to Bitbucket, or if you no longer need GitHub (and thus no longer need to continue paying to host your private repository) but you still want all of the commits, notes, issue tracking etc.
Nowadays, GitHub supports archiving repositories.
Archiving repositories
You can archive a repository to make it read-only for all users and indicate that it's no longer actively maintained. You can also unarchive repositories that have been archived.
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- On GitHub, navigate to the main page of the repository.
Under your repository name, click ⚙ Settings.
Under "Danger Zone", click Archive this repository or Unarchive this repository.
- Read the warnings.
Type the name of the repository you want to archive or unarchive.
- Click I understand the consequences, archive this repository.
Read more at GitHub help on Archiving a GitHub repository
No that feature is not available in Github public repo , for that you need to purchase the private repository
Best Answer
Yes, this is quite possible but not necessarily in a way that will allow importing in to another product such as BitBucket.
Where can you find this tool? On GitHub, ofcourse!
It is called github-backup and the specifics of what gets back up and what doesn't are described here.
Particularly of note though is that private repos aren't accessible through this tool (at this time, anyway)!