[KolmogorovComp]

> Git repositories also typically don't store full copies of all versions of a file that have ever existed either; they're incremental

This is wrong. Git does store full copies.

[meatmanek]

git stores files as objects, which are stored as full copies, unless those objects are stored in packfiles and are deltified, in which case they're stored as deltas. https://codewords.recurse.com/issues/three/unpacking-git-pac...

[KolmogorovComp]

Thank you for the insights.

[PaulDavisThe1st]

... which, in the context that is being discussed, is unusual.