Git LFS (Large File Storage) adalah sebuah ekstensi untuk menangani file biner besar (video, dataset, aset desain, binary besar) secara efisien di Git. Git dirancang untuk teks/kode sumber dan menangani binary besar dengan buruk, jadi LFS menyimpannya secara terpisah sambil menyimpan referensi ringan di repository.
Masalah: Git dan binary besar
Git stores every version of every file in its history (the full content):
→ LARGE BINARY files (videos, datasets, PSDs, big binaries) bloat the repo ENORMOUSLY:
- every change stores another full copy (binaries don't diff well)
- the repo and EVERY clone become huge and slow (clone/fetch download all history)
- history can't be shrunk easily (the large blobs are permanent)
→ Git is great for source code (text, diffable), POOR for large binaries.
