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The last I heard, MS imported the entire Windows history into Git. It resulted in a repo of over 300GB. To deal with this (imagine the fresh clone times...) the
by gargravarr 9y ago
The last I heard, MS imported the entire Windows history into Git. It resulted in a repo of over 300GB. To deal with this (imagine the fresh clone times...) they built a virtual filesystem on top of Git.[0]
We all know Windows is quite a mess, and many of those files will be for esoteric legacy compatibility reasons. At the same time, they've certainly done a good job of stress-testing Git!
[0]https://techcrunch.com/2017/05/24/microsoft-now-uses-git-and-gvfs-to-develop-windows/ https://techcrunch.com/2017/05/24/microsoft-now-uses-git-and...