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The cruft-packs tag on WindowsForum.com covers discussions about Git's cruft-aware multi-pack index (MIDX) and path-walk packing, introduced in Git 2.51. These features improve storage and performance for large repositories and monorepos, particularly on Windows. Topics include how cruft-packs reduce repository size, enhance clone and fetch speeds, and work with case-insensitive filesystems. The tag also touches on related Git improvements like portable stashes and reftable support, which benefit Windows developers and administrators managing complex workflows.
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    Git 2.51: Cruft-aware MIDX, path-walk packing, portable stashes on Windows

    The Git project has shipped version 2.51, a substantial maintenance-and-performance release that packs several storage-layer improvements aimed squarely at large repositories and monorepos, a new on-disk stash interchange format that finally makes stashes portable between machines, and...
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