GIT - what is its max file size and max repository size limit?

Question

Hi all,

Im looking to have GIT as the primary source control for my employer (250 people) company. Before proceeding further I would like to have answers to the following questions. (1)Does GIT have any specific max file size limit that it can handle, if yes please provide the numbers. (2) What is the max repository size recommended by GIT, this would help me determine the housekeeping i should set on the repository.

Appreciate your help in regard -Venky

Answer 1

As mentioned in Git limits, Git has no file size or file number limit per se.
But it:

• won't manage large file too well (which is why a project like Git BigFile exists)
• tag every files within its repository, which is why, if you have many different set of files which have each their own development lifecycle, it is better to use several Git repositories anymway (see true nature of submodules).
  That approach is more suited to a component-driven development, and is quite different from the SVN external.