Force garbage collection and immediate pruning.
Section: Safety and Maintenance
Run aggressive pruning now
bash
bash
git gc --prune=nowExplanation
Use carefully. Immediate pruning can remove recovery options for unreachable objects sooner than expected.
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Set default reflog retention
Customize how long normal reflog entries are retained.
Set unreachable reflog retention
Control retention for entries that are no longer reachable.
Inspect loose objects and packing state
Check repository object counts and size details.
Restore branch to a reflog entry
Move the current branch back to a previous recorded state.