policy quota_error ai_generated true

Error: Git LFS bandwidth limit exceeded

ID: policy/github-lfs-bandwidth

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78%Fix Rate
82%Confidence
3Evidence
2023-01-01First Seen

Version Compatibility

VersionStatusIntroducedDeprecatedNotes
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Root Cause

Git LFS bandwidth quota exceeded for the billing period. Free tier has 1GB bandwidth/month.

generic

Workarounds

  1. 85% success Use git-lfs-migrate to move large files to external storage 
    git lfs migrate export --include="*.bin" --everything
  2. 90% success Upgrade GitHub plan or purchase additional LFS data packs 
    GitHub Settings > Billing > Git LFS Data

Dead Ends

Common approaches that don't work:

  1. Keep retrying the push 85% fail

    Bandwidth is a monthly quota - retrying consumes more bandwidth.

  2. Switch to different GitHub account 70% fail

    LFS objects are tied to the repo, not the account.