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The ref-storage tag covers discussions about Git's reference storage backends, including the reftable format and its benefits for Windows users. Tagged content highlights improvements in Git 2.51 that enhance performance for large repositories and monorepos, with specific attention to reftable's advantages on case-insensitive filesystems. Topics include cruft-aware multi-pack indexes, path-walk packing, and portable stashes. This tag is relevant for developers and IT professionals managing Git repositories on Windows, focusing on storage-layer efficiency and cross-platform compatibility.
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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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