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you can copy/move/clone the local repo you already have. no need to clone from remote just to switch to a different machine.

• metaphor 2y ago
  To clarify, assume in good faith that pivot in context means compelled towards involuntary action---i.e. unexpected loss of local data, as opposed to a matter of routine shift in workflow---where the remote forge is being tapped for its secondary function as off-site backup. The question was more intended to probe remote UX resilience near the limits of pain when faced with massive git repos which primarily capture binary assets/artifacts.
  • em-bee 2y ago
    i find that interpretation a bit of a stretch. you could have expressed that more clearly. especially given that the obvious solution is to have local backups. what else could you do? i have been discussing this on HN before in the context of a multi TB archive of photos and videos (part of which happened to be for a film project, so similar considerations apply). raid, external disk, and remote copy. for the film footage, everyone working with it has a full copy too, even if they don't need all of it. just in case. if you need to work with the data there is pretty much no other option.