git push origin master doesn't register changes to repo

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So I'm trying to publish my personal website using Github Pages. It originally had a couple of video files, but Mr.Terminal told me git doesn't allow files of that size and I conceded. I removed the files, "git add"-ed the folder, and committed the changes. When I type in "git push origin master", however, it still gives me the same error. Am I approaching this wrong?

It looks like you didn't remove the large video files from the commit. ('Ticks and Leeches.mp4', 'Awake And Alive.mp4'). Even using `git rm ` to remove the large files won't help you, because these would still be pushed as history. Follow the directions here to purge: https://help.github.com/articles/remove-sensitive-data/ — rmharrison, Nov 16 '16 at 01:00
Possible duplicate of [Completely remove a file from whole git repository](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/16877530/completely-remove-a-file-from-whole-git-repository) — 1615903, Nov 16 '16 at 05:08

score 2 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 10:30

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Git isn't intended to store large binary files--it's source control. Github is a Git repo (as well as a number of productivity tools) and it's core functionality is tied to supporting Git repo functionality.

The screenshot in your post clearly shows you're trying to add 2 files that exceed the hard 100MB limit Github imposes.

You also have one file over the 'recommended' limit of 50MB.

Here's the answer:

Remove the 3 large files from being tracked in your local repo
Assuming you just added them in the latest commit before your attempted push you need to scrub them from your repo like this: https://help.github.com/articles/removing-files-from-a-repository-s-history/
If you've done a number of commits and this isn't from your last commit, do as one one of the commenter's suggest or this: Completely remove a file from whole git repository
Try the push again

edited May 23 '17 at 10:30

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answered Nov 16 '16 at 00:57

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I'll try and revert – Sanchit Batra Nov 17 '16 at 20:54
Thanks anyway though! – Sanchit Batra Nov 17 '16 at 20:54
I ended up redoing the whole thing from scratch..all in good shape now – Sanchit Batra Nov 26 '16 at 11:29

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 16 '16 at 06:45

In case you don't have an important history of changes, it will be simpler to create a new local repository with your files.

The problem is with a history of git repository - if you once added a binary file to the git repository, it will be saved in the history forever (and will take a space too). You can delete the file by command git rm my-binary-file and it will be delete the file from "current" version. But it will be appear in the history anyway.

In other case (when you don't want to loose a history of your changes) - read @Ray's answer

Aye I did the whole new repo thing its working fine now :D – Sanchit Batra Nov 26 '16 at 11:29 — Sanchit Batra, Nov 26 '16 at 11:29

git push origin master doesn't register changes to repo

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