How To Delete Large Files From Git Repository History Using BFG
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THIS METHOD WILL HELP YOU TO EASILY FIX THE FOLLOWING GIT ISSUES WHEN PUSHING TO REMOTE:
"This is larger than GitHub's recommended maximum file size of 50.00 MB"
"This exceeds GitHub's file size limit of 100.00 MB
remote: error: GH001: Large files detected. You may want to try Git Large File Storage - https://git-lfs.github.com."
BFG DOWNLOAD & INSTRUCTION:
https://rtyley.github.io/bfg-repo-cle...
DOWNLOAD JAVA:
https://www.oracle.com/java/technolog...
SET UP AN ALIAS:
echo alias bfg='java -jar bfg.jar --strip-blobs-bigger-than'
source .bashrc
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TIMESTAMPS / CHAPTERS
TIMESTAMPS *
[0] 00:00 Intro
[1] 00:34 Downloading BFG
[2] 01:17 Java Needed
[3] 01:31 The Repository
[4] 02:19 Using BFG
[5] 07:07 Outro
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INTRO, OUTRO & LOWER THIRDS:
By Kingsley Chimezie
All rights reserved by Kingsley Chimezie Creations and/or affiliates.
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Description last updated: 19/MAR/2025
KCC Video ID: 2025-03-19-VIDPROJ-100
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