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Managing user account settings
You can change several settings for your personal account, including changing your username and deleting your account.
About your personal dashboardโ
You can visit your personal dashboard to keep track of issues and pull requests you're working on or following, navigate to your top repositories and team pages, stay updated on recent activities in organizations and repositories you're subscribed to, and explore recommended repositories.
Changing your GitHub usernameโ
You can change your GitHub username at any time.
Merging multiple user accountsโ
If you have separate accounts for work and personal use, you can merge the accounts.
Converting a user into an organizationโ
You can convert your user account into an organization. This allows more granular permissions for repositories that belong to the organization.
Deleting your user accountโ
You can delete your GitHub user account at any time.
Permission levels for a user account repositoryโ
A repository owned by a user account has two permission levels: the repository owner and collaborators.
Permission levels for user-owned project boardsโ
A project board owned by a user account has two permission levels: the project board owner and collaborators.
Managing access to your user account's project boardsโ
As a project board owner, you can add or remove a collaborator and customize their permissions to a project board.
Best practices for leaving your companyโ
Changing jobs is a fact of life. If you use your GitHub user account for both personal and work purposes, there are a few things to keep in mind when you leave your company or organization.
What does the 'Available for hire' checkbox do?โ
Use the Available for hire checkbox to view GitHub Jobs posts within GitHub.