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About Git Large File Storage and GitHub Desktop |
About Git LFS |
{% data variables.product.prodname_desktop %} includes {% data variables.large_files.product_name_long %} for managing large files. |
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When you install {% data variables.product.prodname_desktop %}, {% data variables.large_files.product_name_long %} ({% data variables.large_files.product_name_short %}) is installed, too. {% data variables.large_files.product_name_short %} lets you push files to {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %} that exceed the normal limit of {% data variables.large_files.max_github_size %}. For more information about {% data variables.large_files.product_name_short %}, see AUTOTITLE.
To use {% data variables.large_files.product_name_short %} with {% data variables.product.prodname_desktop %}, you must configure {% data variables.large_files.product_name_short %} using the command line. For more information, see AUTOTITLE.
After you configure {% data variables.large_files.product_name_short %} to track files in a repository, you can seamlessly access and manage large files with {% data variables.product.prodname_desktop %} like any other file in the repository.