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Could a Private GitHub Repo Replace Google Drive? (lemmy.nz)
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[-] Skyrmir@lemmy.world 10 points 4 days ago

Github will call you if you hit 5GB in a repository, Google drive lets you have 15.

You'd have to write your own sync routines, and Github also has individual file size limits.

[-] UpperBroccoli@feddit.org 4 points 4 days ago

You’d have to write your own sync routines

Or use gitfs. Yes, that really exists. Because of course it does.

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