Does it make sense to use source control to manage graphics files (e.g. PSDs & AI files)

Question

Of course source control tools like Git, (Mercurial, SVN, etc...) can do a great job at managing source code. But I wonder, do these tools provide the developer with any advanta

Answer 1

Although this is very opinionated issue, I would say no — at least for git.

• Git was not created as a storage solution.
• There's no way to merge image files.
• Therefore, branches don't make sense — if the only way to merge these branches together is to choose which version is correct, you're better of replacing the file right away.
• Git GUI tools are inferior to console, and are not simple. Do you want to teach your art team what the difference between commit and push is?
• When you checkout git repo, you checkout the whole history of all files, starting from initial commit. If you work on binary files long enough, the size will get enormous.
• Many git hosting sites, such as github, have limits on individual file sizes.

I think that you're much better off with dropbox.