Delete folder from bitbucket repository using only bitbucket website

F0uda

I have exceeded my repository size under "free" account plan. This removed my ability to manage the repository from the command-line. I am now trying to delete unnecessary folders from the repository using only bitbucket web interface. The only way I found how to do it is to delete files one by one and then, after last file is deleted, the folder is removed automatically.

Is there any other way to delete folders with their content using only bitbucket website interface? Thanks.

 

Daniil Penkin

Hello @F0uda,

Is there any other way to delete folders with their content using only bitbucket website interface?

No, there's no way to manipulate directories in UI at the moment. However, even if you remove some files and directories from the tip of your branch (e.g. create new commits that remove some files), they will remain in the history of your repository, so its overall size will not reduce. What you need to do is rewrite repository history in some way. The steps are best described in this article.

This removed my ability to manage the repository from the command-line.

Not quite, you can't push new commits now, but you can delete some. Check out the article I linked for details.

Hope this helps. Let me know if you have any questions.

Cheers,
Daniil