GC Request

Question

Hi Team,

Can I request GC for the ***launch/tripletel repo?

I used BFG to remove large files and rewrite index history in order to reduce the repository size. However, under the Bitbucket repository detail, the repo size increased instead of decreased.

Thank you.

Syahrul · Answer

Hi @Dick Lague

Based on my observation, your repository retains some pull request history, including large files you deleted. This is due to a feature that preserves PRs to enhance their performance. Certain PRs in the repository retain the deleted files, increasing the repository size.

There are a couple of ways to handle this. One approach is disregarding the size since the actual repository size will be reflected when you clone the repository.

Alternatively, you can import the repository to a new one and archive the current one. This method will not carry over the preserved PRs, reducing the size.

Please let me know which option you'd like to pursue or if you have any further questions.

Regards,
Syahrul

Dick Lague · Answer

Hi @Syahrul

Thank you so much. However, I was expected to have repository size close to 18 MB as it was now the size of the repository after we create a new clone.

Here is the result of the following commands:

$ git count-objects -vH

count: 0
size: 0 bytes
in-pack: 6950
packs: 1
size-pack: 16.74 MiB
prune-packable: 0
garbage: 0
size-garbage: 0 bytes

$ du -hs .git

18M .git

$ git bundle create tmp.bundle --all

$ du -hs tmp.bundle

17M tmp.bundle

I was following instruction on this page https://rtyley.github.io/bfg-repo-cleaner/#usage

Syahrul · Answer

G'day, @Dick Lague

Welcome to the community!

I have triggered Git GC on the affected repository, now reduced to 238 MB. Please review them and let me know if this is the expected size.

Regards,
Syahrul