Resolved GitHub file size and push issues

• Day: 2024-04-04
• Time: 22:30 to 23:20
• Project: Dev
• Workspace: WP 2: Operational
• Status: Completed
• Priority: MEDIUM
• Assignee: Matías Nehuen Iglesias
• Tags: Git, Github, File Management, Version Control

Description

Session Goal

The session was focused on addressing and resolving issues related to GitHub’s file size limitations and push errors, particularly involving large files in Git repositories.

Key Activities

• Explored comprehensive guides for resolving GitHub errors related to file size limits, including removing large files and using Git Large File Storage (LFS).
• Identified and resolved large file issues in Git commits, especially during rebase processes, ensuring commit history integrity.
• Followed step-by-step instructions to amend commits to address large files, using rebase and amend workflows.
• Successfully removed large files from a Git repository and completed a rebase process, using --force-with-lease to safely push changes to GitHub.
• Committed edited notebooks to a Git repository, ensuring deleted data files were not included.
• Resolved Git push errors due to remote changes by choosing between merging and rebasing, with conflict resolution.
• Managed unstaged changes before rebase, including staging deletions and new files.
• Utilized .gitignore to exclude local files from Git tracking.

Achievements

• Successfully resolved GitHub file size limit errors and push issues.
• Completed rebase processes and safely pushed changes to GitHub.
• Ensured proper management of large files and commit history.

Pending Tasks

• Monitor future Git operations for similar issues and ensure compliance with GitHub’s file size limitations.

Evidence

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