November 3, 2025
Compare Git LFS with standard Git for large assets, including clone behavior, pointer files, LFS tracking, and when LFS is worth using.
Diagnose slow Git commands by separating status, clone, fetch, push, hooks, filesystem, network, and repository-size causes.
Use shallow clones for fast Git checkouts in CI and temporary work, and learn how to deepen or unshallow when you need more history.
Learn when to run git gc, what it cleans up, and how to avoid risky aggressive cleanup on active repositories.
Speed up Git by reducing clone cost, using Git LFS wisely, pruning stale refs, ignoring generated files, and applying sparse checkout.