Q:

Can I rename a local folder which contains folders (& files) cloned from GitHub? 

So I want to rename a (parent) folder on my laptop without disrupting the GitHub links between files & folders in this folder. 
Is there anything special I need to do?  Thanks ahead! 

A:

No, each git repository has a .git folder where everything git related is stored.  Git only knows about files in that same folder and each one below that. 
Possible duplicate: How to rename git root folder?