Commit e5ca7b8b authored by Nick Thomas's avatar Nick Thomas

Merge branch 'docs-review-reduce-repo-size' into 'master'

Docs: Fixes all the alert boxes in "reduce repo size"

Closes #61472

See merge request gitlab-org/gitlab-ce!29680
parents e2d217f6 49558c1e
......@@ -35,16 +35,16 @@ BFG Repo-Cleaner](#using-the-bfg-repo-cleaner). It's faster and simpler than
`git filter-branch`, and GitLab can use its account of what has changed to clean
up its own internal state, maximizing the space saved.
> **Warning:**
> Make sure to first make a copy of your repository since rewriting history will
> purge the files and information you are about to delete. Also make sure to
> inform any collaborators to not use `pull` after your changes, but use `rebase`.
CAUTION: **Caution:**
Make sure to first make a copy of your repository since rewriting history will
purge the files and information you are about to delete. Also make sure to
inform any collaborators to not use `pull` after your changes, but use `rebase`.
> **Warning:**
> This process is not suitable for removing sensitive data like password or keys
> from your repository. Information about commits, including file content, is
> cached in the database, and will remain visible even after they have been
> removed from the repository.
CAUTION: **Caution:**
This process is not suitable for removing sensitive data like password or keys
from your repository. Information about commits, including file content, is
cached in the database, and will remain visible even after they have been
removed from the repository.
## Using the BFG Repo-Cleaner
......@@ -99,10 +99,11 @@ up its own internal state, maximizing the space saved.
`git gc` against the repository. You will receive an email once it has
completed.
NOTE: **Note:**
This process will remove some copies of the rewritten commits from GitLab's
cache and database, but there are still numerous gaps in coverage - at present,
some of the copies may persist indefinitely. [Clearing the instance cache](../../../administration/raketasks/maintenance.md#clear-redis-cache)
may help to remove some of them, but it should not be depended on for security
some of the copies may persist indefinitely. [Clearing the instance cache](../../../administration/raketasks/maintenance.md#clear-redis-cache)
may help to remove some of them, but it should not be depended on for security
purposes!
## Using `git filter-branch`
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