Git Large Files: Why Git LFS Might Soon Be Obsolete

The Future of Large Files in Git is Git If Git had an arch-enemy, it would undoubtedly be large files. These unwieldy digital behemoths cause all sorts of headaches: they bloat Git’s storage, slow down the git clone command to a crawl, and create all kinds of problems for the platforms that host Git repositories (known as Git forges). Back in 2015, GitHub tried to solve this problem by releasing Git LFS—a special extension for Git that worked around the issues caused by large files. But while Git LFS helped, it also introduced new complications and added extra storage costs. …