How do I delete files when I am over the size limit?

Question

I am trying to reduce my repo size.

Thanks you

ecjbosu · Answer

Thank you very much.  My repository is locked due to being over the size limit.  I am trying to delete files or would like to reset the repo to the last commit, and delete all previous commit data.

Mirek · Answer

Hi @ecjbosu

Not sure how you use overall your repository and what files do you keep but if you are already seeing a warning you should be able to think about..

*  Using git rm path/to/file to remove the specific file, then commit and push changes.. (more info)
*  Using git filter-repo to permanently remove large files from the repo history (more info)
*  Running git gc to clean up and reclaim space (more info)
*  Considering using Git LFS for large files (like images or videos) to keep your repo size manageable  (more info)