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How do I backup a git repo?

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Mar 15, 202661249 views
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I am planning to switch from SVN to git. With svn I just copy my repo folder when I want to back it up. However git doesn't have one so what do I do? Should I create a clone on a separate drive and update by pulling from my project? Then I can burn/archive this folder and it will have all the histo…

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The akira answer is correct, but you can add --mirror to create a bare repo (for a slightly smaller backup). We use the following strategy (almost exactly): Then, to recover from your backup:

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