Git LFS

Track large files without bloating the repo

Git LFS replaces large files with small pointers in the repo. The actual content is stored on a separate server.

Large binary files (images, videos, models) bloat the repo. Every version is stored forever in .git.

Repository Files

hero.psd45 MB

video.mp4120 MB

model.bin200 MB

app.js12 KB

styles.css8 KB

Terminal

# Without LFS, large files bloat the repo:
$ du -sh .git
2.4G    .git     # Most of it is binary files

# Every version of every large file
# is stored in the Git object database
# Clone times get slower and slower

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