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How do i reduce the repo size without deleting any important files?

Priyamruta Satyasidha
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August 27, 2026

I want to reduce the repo size but do not want to delete any important files by mistake.

I need some steps on how to delete the old pull requests,branches,redundant files etc to reduce the repo size to below 2 GB.

Please help.

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Arkadiusz Wroblewski
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August 28, 2026

Hello @Priyamruta Satyasidha 

Atlassian have officiall KB Article which pointing to some steps which can help you identify large files.

https://support.atlassian.com/bitbucket-cloud/docs/maintain-a-git-repository/ 

https://support.atlassian.com/bitbucket-cloud/kb/how-to-check-your-repositorys-size-and-identify-large-files/ 

Best,

Arek 🤠 

 

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