Make Git consume less disk space?

Question

What is the best way for git to consume less disk space?

I\'m using git-gc on my repositories (which does help, especially if there have been many commits since it w

Answer 1

Fool proof method if you don't care about download size is to delete the repository (you can just delete the whole folder) and add it again. Make sure everything that needs to be preserved is pushed to the server!