Delete data from Repository

[pawangangwar_bitBucket]

I am getting below message & unable to perform any action:

"Your workspace has exceeded the 1 GB limit and has been placed in read-only mode. Learn more about upgrading your plan and checking storage usage. — Learn more"

Its not allowing me to delete any of the repository also. Kindly advise how I can delete irrelevant files so that I can re-use my workspace.

[Taliah15]

Hey @pawangangwar_bitBucket 

You’ve hit the 1 GB limit on your Bitbucket workspace, so it’s now in read-only mode, which blocks all actions, including deletions. To free up space, you’ll need to upgrade your plan or contact support to unlock write access temporarily. Once unlocked, delete large or irrelevant repos/files to stay under the limit and regain full control. Check your storage usage with Bitbucket tools before cleanup. For details, see the official link you received.

[pawangangwar_bitBucket]

Thanks @Taliah15

I think support ticket can only be raised by paid members only. Could you please advise further.

@ Atlassian staff: Could you please assist.

[Taliah15]

You are always welcome. Sorry I can't understand you. Can you plz tell? I think support ticket can only be raised by paid members only. Could you please advise further. I cant understand your text. In which regard do you want my advice? @pawangangwar_bitBucket 

[Ben]

Hi @pawangangwar_bitBucket 

I have attempted to reduce the size of your largest repositories by executing a garbage collection, but it has not reduced the size much (93mb), and your workspace is still > 1GB

• 452MB > 359MB

• 117MB > 117MB (no change)

You have a couple of options to resolve this:

Option 1 - Delete & recreate the repositories
This is the fastest way to solve the problem, but loses metadata such as PRs, Pipelines, Permissions, etc.

1. Perform a clone of those repositories for backup purposes

2. Delete those repositories from your workspace to free up space and allow you to push. NOTE: This will permanently remove metadata such as PR's/pipelines/user permissions etc.

3. Identify the largest files in your repositories by executing the following command:
   git rev-list --objects --all \
   | git cat-file --batch-check='%(objecttype) %(objectname) %(objectsize) %(rest)' \| awk '/^blob/ {print substr($0,6)}' \
   | sort -r --numeric-sort --key=2 \
   | numfmt --field=2 --to=iec-i --suffix=B --padding=7 --round=nearest

4. Perform cleanup operations locally to reduce the size

5. Once complete, push those repositories back to your workspace by creating a blank repository with the same name of the deleted repository, then mirror pushing the contents of the cleaned repository:

HTTPS
git push --mirror https://<username>@bitbucket.org/<WorkspaceID>/<RepoName>.git
SSH
git push --mirror git@bitbucket.org:<WorkspaceID>/<RepoName>.git

NOTE: This will remove metadata such as PR's/pipelines/permissions etc but will keep your commit history and binary files intact.

Option 2 - Temporarily upgrade

1. Upgrade to a paid plan and utilise our 30-day trial period to restore functionality and provide more time to reduce your repository directly without deletion. You can choose to continue or cease your trial before the end of the 30-day period.

2. If you encounter any issues during this period - you may raise a ticket directly with our support team using your workspace URL: Atlassian Support  

Please let me know how this goes.

Cheers!

- Ben (Bitbucket Cloud Support)