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Repo is getting large #41
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What about Git's Large File Storage? |
That could work, but we also need to clean things up with the BFG Repo Cleaner. Other alternatives:
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Another option is microsoft/scalar, or Git with partial clone. Scalar will get you set up with partial clone and Git's sparse-checkout feature automatically. That will save network time because you are not downloading every version of every file. The sparse-checkout means you can expand the working directory as you need it. I tested against this repo with Scalar 20.03.167.1 on Windows. It should work the same on Mac. Start by cloning:
Notice that only
If you really want every file at HEAD, then
Note that you can do all of this with plain Git, but Scalar makes it a bit easier. As the repo continues to grow, Scalar can help in a few extra ways, too. Good luck! |
This repo is getting to be pretty large (>1.2GB), so I'd like to suggest we break it up into smaller repos or put files on osf.io and link from here so that it's still possible for people to check it out without losing their connection.
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