Can't find' repo error - missing a repo and can't move past it

Question

enter image description hereI'm new to git/github. A few months ago, I put an old wordpress site as a repo on there, that I've since deleted from my computer. Had alot of trouble since then with github. When I try and put a new repo on github, it won't let me, and says it's missing the original repo (see attached pic). I thought this might be a github issue for my account, so I tried creating a brand new github profile from scratch to bypass the error. But even logged into the new github (with no repos), I still get this error. It's like my computer is stuck on this git issue for this one old repo. I'm using a M1 macbook pro if that matters. Can anyone help?

I have a copy of the wordpress site that it was originally linked to, but it's a different version. I don't know if I need to put this in a specific location and that will make the error go away?