Commit 4fa4abb1 authored by Evan Read's avatar Evan Read

Edit Reduce size of repo documentation

parent 196aeb62
...@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ over [`git filter-branch`](https://git-scm.com/docs/git-filter-branch) and ...@@ -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/). [BFG](https://rtyley.github.io/bfg-repo-cleaner/).
DANGER: **Danger:** 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 you begin. The best way back up a repository is to
[export the project](../settings/import_export.md#exporting-a-project-and-its-data). [export the project](../settings/import_export.md#exporting-a-project-and-its-data).
...@@ -266,21 +266,20 @@ You can still: ...@@ -266,21 +266,20 @@ You can still:
- Create new issues. - Create new issues.
- Clone the project. - 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. Remove some data.
1. Make a new commit. 1. Make a new commit.
1. Push back to the repository. 1. Push back to the repository.
Perhaps you might also: If these actions are insufficient, you can also:
- Move some blobs to LFS. - Move some blobs to LFS.
- Remove some old dependency updates from history. - Remove some old dependency updates from history.
Unfortunately, this workflow won't work. Deleting files in a commit doesn't actually reduce the size Unfortunately, this workflow doesn't work. Deleting files in a commit doesn't actually reduce the
of the repository because the earlier commits and blobs still exist. 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
What you need to do is rewrite history. We recommend the open-source community-maintained tool
[`git filter-repo`](https://github.com/newren/git-filter-repo). [`git filter-repo`](https://github.com/newren/git-filter-repo).
NOTE: **Note:** NOTE: **Note:**
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