Git Status Takes a Long Time to Complete

Question

I\'m using git to manage files in a local directory on a Windows machine - no network is involved here, I\'m not pushing or pulling to/from another machine. My

Answer 1

Have you tried repacking? git-repack.

Otherwise, try duplicating the directory, and deleting the .git folder in the duplicated directory. Then create a new git directory and see if it's still slow.

If it's still slow, then it sounds like a system or hardware issue. Git finishes status on hundreds of files for me in less than 5 seconds.