Large files found
Instructions on resolving error related to large files
When pushing your changes, you might see a message indicating that some files exceed the 1MB size limit:
If you encounter an error like this, it’s likely due to inadvertently committing files that are too large or not meant to be tracked (e.g., binaries or node_modules/).
Depending on when these large files entered your Git history, there are two ways to resolve this.
Solution 1: Amend last commit (Try this first)
Stage the large files for deletion
Run the following command:
git rm LARGE_FILE
This command removes the large files from your Git repository and locally.
For example to delete the ./server and ./release/target binaries shown in the screenshot above, run the following command:
git rm server release/target
Commit the changes
git commit --amend --no-edit --allow-empty
This will amend the previous commit with the changes.
Push the code
Finally, push your code:
git push origin master
If Solution 1 doesn’t work, it means the large files are present in an older commit and will require some extra work. Follow the instructions in Solution 2 below.
Solution 2: Amend historical commits
Install `git repo-filter`
You can install git-filter-repo manually or by using a package manager. For example, to install the tool with Homebrew, run the following command:
brew install git-filter-repo
For more information, see INSTALL.md
Delete the large files
Delete each of the large files using the following command:
git filter-repo --invert-paths --path PATH-TO-LARGE-FILE
This will remove the file from your Git history and local filesystem.
Restore your remotes and push
The git filter-repo tool will automatically remove your configured remote CodeCrafters Git repository. Restore it using the following steps:
Copy the CodeCrafters Git repository URL from the dropdown menu:
Run the following command in your local project folder:
git remote add origin CODECRAFTERS-GIT-URL
Finally, force-push your code:
git push origin --force --all
If you’re still running into issues after trying the the two steps above, please reach out to us at hello@codecrafters.io and we’ll help out!
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