Attempted to follow instructions to reduce a repo that exceeded 2GB, but can't push changes

[jamidon]

The instructions basically tell you how to back out some commits and push the changes. The problem is, my repo is still read-only so pushing won't work:

foo@nmachine:~/maps$ git push --force 
remote: Repository is in read only mode (over 2 GB size limit). Learn how to reduce your repository size: https://confluence.atlassian.com/x/xgMvEw. 
fatal: unable to access 'https://foo@bitbucket.org/maps.git/': The requested URL returned error: 403 
foo@machine:~//maps$ 

Should I drop the repo and start over?

[Ana Retamal]

Hi John!

If your local repo is already under 2 GB, it should let you force push it. I've ran a garbage collection on your remote in hopes that it would decrease the size, but it didn't. If it still doesn't let you push the repo, my advice would be to clone it and push it as a new repository. 

Let us know if you need any further assistance!

Best regards,

Ana