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using BFG to delete a big file in a repo
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how-to-remove-a-big-file-from-git-using-bfg

install bfg

brew install bfg

delete the file

cd path-to-your-repo
bfg --delete-files your-big-file.fgb

if it is successful, youll see:

BFG run is complete! When ready, run: git reflog expire --expire=now --all && git gc --prune=now --aggressive

then run:

git reflog expire --expire=now --all && git gc --prune=now --aggressive
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