Answered by : deuxalpha

$ git rm --cached giant_file
// Stage our giant file for removal, but leave it on disk

Source : https://help.github.com/en/github/managing-large-files/removing-files-from-a-repositorys-history | Last Update : Thu, 16 Apr 20

Answered by : clean-crocodile-wlb2490wkmwq

$ git filter-branch --force --index-filter \ "git rm --cached --ignore-unmatch PATH-TO-YOUR-FILE-WITH-SENSITIVE-DATA" \ --prune-empty --tag-name-filter cat -- --all > Rewrite 48dc599c80e20527ed902928085e7861e6b3cbe6 (266/266) > Ref 'refs/heads/main' was rewritten

Source : https://docs.github.com/en/github/authenticating-to-github/keeping-your-account-and-data-secure/removing-sensitive-data-from-a-repository | Last Update : Tue, 29 Jun 21

Answered by : clumsy-caterpillar-w8iukfa49hoo

git filter-branch --index-filter "git rm -rf --cached --ignore-unmatch path_to_file" HEAD

Source : https://stackoverflow.com/questions/43762338/how-to-remove-file-from-git-history | Last Update : Fri, 29 May 20