# How Git Partial Clone lets you fetch only the large file you need

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**Created:** [March 14, 2020, 4:47pm UTC](https://forums.librehealth.io/t/how-git-partial-clone-lets-you-fetch-only-the-large-file-you-need/3483 "2020-03-14T16:47:39Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 14, 2020, 4:47pm UTC](https://forums.librehealth.io/t/how-git-partial-clone-lets-you-fetch-only-the-large-file-you-need/3483/1 "2020-03-14T16:47:39Z")

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We primarily use GitLab for most of our work. All projects this summer will benefit from using this feature, esp. the machine learning/deep learning projects!

> **[How Git Partial Clone lets you fetch only the large file you need](https://about.gitlab.com/blog/partial-clone-for-massive-repositories/)**
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> Work faster with this experimental Partial Clone feature for huge Git repositories, saving you time, bandwidth, and storage, one large file at a time.