Running BFG with: –no-blob-protection fixed it for me. The docs are here: https://rtyley.github.io/bfg-repo-cleaner/, but I didn’t see where they really call that out as a means to move past the error. Note: In my case I had already tried to remove files manually, not using BFG, which got me in a state where I had … Read more
I’d recommend using the BFG Repo-Cleaner, a simpler, faster alternative to git-filter-branch specifically designed for rewriting files from Git history. You should carefully follow these steps here: https://rtyley.github.io/bfg-repo-cleaner/#usage – but the core bit is just this: download the BFG’s jar (requires Java 7 or above) and run this command: $ java -jar bfg.jar –replace-text replacements.txt … Read more
The argument to –delete-folders is a glob expression, so you should be able to just comma-separate the folder names, like this: $ bfg –delete-folders “{folderA,folderB,folderC}” my-repo.git Good luck! Full disclosure: I’m the author of the BFG Repo-Cleaner.