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How to safely remove a blob

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RWRolf Wester <rolf.wester@ilt.fraunhofer.de>
Date
Feb 15, 2011, 08:13 UTC
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Hello,

in one of my git repos I found an 102 MB object that probably came in there more or less occasionally. Its a blob and I would like to remove it safely. I tried to figure out how to do it but I was not very successful. I guess simply deleting the file could corrupt my repo or at least the clones of that repo.

I would be very appreciative for any help.

With kind regards Rolf

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