Merge branch 'eread/edit-reduce-size-of-repo-docs' into 'master'

Edit Reduce size of repo documentation

Closes #222689

See merge request gitlab-org/gitlab!42931
parents 9039b877 4fa4abb1
......@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ over [`git filter-branch`](https://git-scm.com/docs/git-filter-branch) and
[BFG](https://rtyley.github.io/bfg-repo-cleaner/).
DANGER: **Danger:**
Rewriting repository history is a destructive operation. Make sure to backup your repository before
Rewriting repository history is a destructive operation. Make sure to back up your repository before
you begin. The best way back up a repository is to
[export the project](../settings/import_export.md#exporting-a-project-and-its-data).
......@@ -266,21 +266,20 @@ You can still:
- Create new issues.
- Clone the project.
If you exceed the repository size limit, you might try to:
If you exceed the repository size limit, you can:
1. Remove some data.
1. Make a new commit.
1. Push back to the repository.
Perhaps you might also:
If these actions are insufficient, you can also:
- Move some blobs to LFS.
- Remove some old dependency updates from history.
Unfortunately, this workflow won't work. Deleting files in a commit doesn't actually reduce the size
of the repository because the earlier commits and blobs still exist.
What you need to do is rewrite history. We recommend the open-source community-maintained tool
Unfortunately, this workflow doesn't work. Deleting files in a commit doesn't actually reduce the
size of the repository, because the earlier commits and blobs still exist. Instead, you must rewrite
history. We recommend the open-source community-maintained tool
[`git filter-repo`](https://github.com/newren/git-filter-repo).
NOTE: **Note:**
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