Storage limit warning

Mufeeda Ck

When attempting to commit code to my repository, I receive the following error message:

"remote: This workspace is over the 1 GB size limit. Reduce the size of your workspace or upgrade to a Standard or Premium plan to increase the size limit."

To resolve this, I deleted a folder within the repository that was approximately 1 GB in size to free up space. However, despite removing the folder and ensuring that it is no longer tracked, I continue to receive the same error when trying to commit new changes.

Please advise on the proper way to reduce the repository or workspace size effectively? 

Theodora Boudale

Hi and welcome to the community!

I can see in our system that your Bitbucket account has access to several free workspaces, and only one of them is over the 1 GB limit (this limit only applies to free workspaces).

I ran a git gc (garbage collection) on the two largest repos of this workspace and size of one of them has been reduced. As a result, the storage used by this workspace has been reduced, it is now less than 1 GB, and you should be able to write to the repos.

If you'd like to reduce the size of a repo further, you can do so with a tool like BFG:

• https://rtyley.github.io/bfg-repo-cleaner/

Please keep in mind that committing file or folder deletions is NOT going to remove said files or folders from history. History in the repo needs to be rewritten so the files / folders are removed. BFG repo cleaner can do that. There is more info on the link I shared, and you can also check this answer of mine to a different question for additional info:

• https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Bitbucket-questions/Revert-bitbucket-repository-state-to-one-day-prior/qaq-p/1908360#M76762

Please also keep in mind that if you rewrite history and push to Bitbucket, the repo will need another git gc for the old commits to get removed from the repo. You can leave a reply here and let me know (if you push a history rewrite), and I can run another git gc.

Please feel free to let me know if you have any questions!

Kind regards,
Theodora