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Request Garbage Collection for Cleaned Repository

Muhammad Usama Shabbir
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June 9, 2025

Hi Bitbucket team,

I’ve recently cleaned up a repository using BFG to remove ".apk" and ".aar" files from all branches and tags.

I’ve already force-pushed all cleaned history and run local git "gc --prune=now --aggressive", but the repo is still reported as over 1 GB.

Can someone from the Bitbucket team trigger garbage collection on this repo to recalculate its size?

Thank you!

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Syahrul
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June 10, 2025

G'day, @Muhammad Usama Shabbir 

Welcome to the community!

It seems you have a few large repositories in the workspace, with one exceeding 1 GB in size. I have triggered a GC and did not reduced. This means there are still large files that you need to remove. I suggest upgrading to a paid plan and utilizing the 30-day trial to make the necessary changes and delete the large files. Then you can either downgrade or continue to use the paid plan with all its additional features.

I hope this helps.

Regards,
Syahrul

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