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Request: Garbage Collection

Gordon Lai
March 2, 2026

https://bitbucket.org/everrati-pagoda/pagoda/src/active/

 

I have run BFG commands to rewrite history and remove unnecessary files from this repo, yet the size of the .git directory and repository online are still over 100MB more than I expect.

Please verify that the expected and current size is <20MB and run the relevant cleanup actions?  

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Syahrul
Atlassian Team
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March 3, 2026

Hey @Gordon Lai 

I have run Git GC on the affected repository as requested, but the size remains around 132 MB. Please try cloning the repo, and if the clone size matches the remote size, it indicates you still have files that need cleanup.

Check out our KB on how to clean your repository up further

https://support.atlassian.com/bitbucket-cloud/docs/reduce-repository-size/

I hope this helps.

Regards,
Syahrul

Gordon Lai
March 5, 2026

Hi @Syahrul

Ok, something must have gone wrong with my previous bfg run.

I have done the process again and a fresh clone has a Windows Explorer size now of around 60MB, but the BitBucket online repo size is showing as 155MB to me, could you kindly run the Git GC again on your end and check the cloud remote has been cleaned?

Regards,

Gordon

Syahrul
Atlassian Team
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March 5, 2026

Hey @Gordon Lai 

This is done. Your repository is now around 25 MB.

I hope this helps.

Regards,
Syahrul

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Tansu Akdeniz
Community Champion
March 2, 2026

Hi @Gordon Lai 

The Atlassian support team has been notified and they will reach out to you.

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