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@@ -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
)
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@@ -266,21 +266,20 @@ You can still:
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Create new issues.
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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.
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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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