Git does not optimise the storage of binary files very well (in most cases, the optimisation will be 0%, which is equivalent to creating a new copy)
This applies in particular to:
- images (
*.jpg, *.png)
- videos (
*.mp4, *.mov)
- PDFs (
*.pdf)
- other binary files
To prevent the repository from becoming too large, you can start using Git LFS, which stores these files in a separate storage repository.
@novusnota, why wasn’t this done right at the start?
Gitdoes not optimise the storage of binary files very well (in most cases, the optimisation will be0%, which is equivalent to creating a new copy)This applies in particular to:
*.jpg,*.png)*.mp4,*.mov)*.pdf)To prevent the repository from becoming too large, you can start using
Git LFS, which stores these files in a separate storage repository.@novusnota, why wasn’t this done right at the start?