Core Git is not the greatest at large binaries, so for that you indeed probably want an addon like git-annex or Git LFS or an alternative such as dvc, but in re

Core Git is not the greatest at large binaries, so for that you indeed probably want an addon like git-annex or Git LFS or an alternative such as dvc, but in recent versions it absolutely can[1] only give you only part of the history or part of the objects: the former is known as “shallow clones”, the latter as “partial clones” (there are also “sparse checkouts”[2], but those only concern the working tree IIUC). [1] https://github.blog/2020-12-21-get-up-to-speed-with-partial-clone-and-shallow-clone/ https://github.blog/2020-12-21-get-up-to-speed-with-partial-... [2] https://github.blog/2020-01-17-bring-your-monorepo-down-to-size-with-sparse-checkout/ https://github.blog/2020-01-17-bring-your-monorepo-down-to-s...