Git · Middle · Question 30 of 75
Why use Git LFS for large binary files?
- 1Git can't store binary files at all without LFS on
- 2LFS compresses source text files better than Git
- ✓Correct answer: Git keeps every version in full; LFS stores pointers
Explanation
Binaries don't diff well, so each change adds the whole file to history forever and every clone downloads it. LFS stores the content on a separate server and fetches only needed versions.