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Since my Ubuntu system is currently fried, and running a live boot was encountering problems, I am forced to resort to attempting to clone a Git repository on a Windows 10 system. I installed Git f...
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Mithical
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2023-08-20T18:40:46Z (over 1 year ago)
How can I speed up Git cloning in Windows?
Since my Ubuntu system is [currently fried](https://linux.codidact.com/posts/289432), and running a live boot was [encountering problems](https://software.codidact.com/posts/289464), I am forced to resort to attempting to clone a Git repository on a Windows 10 system. I installed [Git for Windows](https://gitforwindows.org/), and went through the installation process. I then authenticated with GitHub, and went to clone the repository. While I was out of the house, and trying to download over a hotspot[^1], the average download rate was 18 KiB/s. That was, naturally, impossible, so eventually I gave up until I was on a wired connection. Even then, a download that generally takes a minute or two at most on Ubuntu, took close to half an hour on Windows, with an internet speed of about 64 Mbps. ``` remote: Enumerating objects: 5903, done. remote: Counting objects: 100% (673/673), done. remote: Compressing objects: 100% (348/348), done. remote: Total 5903 (delta 371), reused 612 (delta 321), pack-reused 5230Receiving objects: 100% (5903/5903), 459.68 MiB | 337.00 KiB/s Receiving objects: 100% (5903/5903), 459.74 MiB | 414.00 KiB/s, done. Resolving deltas: 100% (3868/3868), done. Updating files: 100% (1158/1158), done. ``` Is there any way that I can speed up this process on Windows? If I have a 64Mbps connection, Git shouldn't be downloading files at a rate of 337 KiB/s. [^1]: I have plenty of mobile data and the people who I need to work on the repo for are paying for the data.