How to increase GIT LFS

[MonirNiazi]

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Hello,

I need QUICK help, so I really hope someone can help me fast!
I have a git project, and it says the that the LFS bandwith is 10 GB, which is the MAX for a free account.

I did not have set my payment details before, but I just added my payment details.

How can I increase the max LFS for this project.

PLEASE HELP!

[gustavooarantes]

In you profile configurations, under Billing and licensing -> Budgets and alerts, go to the Git LFS budget you'll have and click the three dots, then edit. Since you have added your payment details, now you should be able to set a budget amount greater than the default of 0, which is what defines the limits you are facing now. I believe by setting this number to some higher amount will lead you to be able to continue using the service provided, only now you will be charged for the extra usage amount within the range of the budget you set for a monthly basis.

[Stephlovesone]

Good 👍

[currentsuspect]

Hey 👋 I ran into the same thing recently, here’s what works:

Adding payment info doesn’t auto-increase the quota.
You still need to buy extra Git LFS data packs.

How to upgrade:

Go to Settings → Billing → Plans and usage → Git LFS

Click Manage Budgets → Add storage or bandwidth pack

Each pack gives 50 GB storage + 50 GB bandwidth for $5 USD/month.

Applies immediately — as soon as you add the pack, pushes and pulls will resume; no need to wait for the monthly reset.

Optional tip:
If you just need to unblock yourself temporarily, you can:

Push assets to a separate repo or release storage outside LFS (for example GitHub Releases).

Wait for the monthly reset (shown on the usage page).

[MonirNiazi]

Hello, I have a personal account.
Can you please tell me exactly where to buy this "add storage or bandwidth pack"?
When I go to Settings - Billing - (I only see Usage), and I cannot find "Git LFS".

And in overview I see the screenshot I uploaded in first message.

[currentsuspect]

Check here hope the docs help:

https://docs.github.com/en/billing/concepts/product-billing/git-lfs

[gabrielceravoloo]

The 10 GB limit you’re seeing is indeed the maximum included with GitHub’s free plan — both for LFS storage and bandwidth.
Adding payment details doesn’t automatically increase this quota; it just enables you to purchase additional data packs manually.

Here’s how to increase your Git LFS capacity:

Purchase additional data packs

Go to your account or organization Settings → Billing & plans → Git LFS.

Click “Purchase additional storage”.

Each data pack adds 50 GB of storage and 50 GB of bandwidth for $5 USD/month.

The changes usually take effect within a few minutes after purchase.

Alternative options

Host large binary files elsewhere (e.g. GitHub Releases
, Google Drive, Dropbox, etc.) and keep only lightweight references in the repo.

Use git lfs prune to clean up unused LFS objects and free space if old files are no longer needed.

⚠️ Note: The monthly usage limits reset automatically, so if you’re close to the reset date (as shown in your screenshot — “resets in 3 days”), it might be worth waiting before purchasing more bandwidth

[Stephlovesone]

I also learnt from some of the responses