Git repo still huge after large files removed from repository history

Question

I have a codebase that (until now) used git to store its dependencies. The repository itself is available here (warning: it\'s HUGE). Needless to say, I need to remove the d

Answer 1

I had accidentally stored large .jpa backups of my site in git -

git filter-branch --prune-empty --index-filter 'git rm -rf --cached --ignore-unmatch MY_BIG_DIRECTORY_OR_FILE' --tag-name-filter cat -- --all

Relpace MY_BIG_DIRECTORY_OR_FILE with the folder in question to completely rewrite your history, including tags.

source:

http://naleid.com/blog/2012/01/17/finding-and-purging-big-files-from-git-history