How to fix batch response: You have exceeded your GitHub LFS bandwidth in Git

First, verify your actual LFS storage and bandwidth consumption:

Via GitHub Web UI:
1. Go to https://github.com/settings/billing/summary
2. Scroll down to the Git LFS Data section
3. Review your storage and bandwidth usage for the current period

Via GitHub CLI:

# Install GitHub CLI if needed
brew install gh  # macOS
# or visit https://cli.github.com for other platforms

# Check billing info
gh api /user

This helps you understand if you've genuinely exceeded limits or if there's a configuration issue.

GitHub recently moved to metered billing for LFS. If your budget is set to $0, LFS access is blocked once free limits are exceeded.

To update budget settings:
1. Go to https://github.com/settings/billing
2. Click on Budgets & alerts (or navigate to Billing & Licensing > Budgets & alerts)
3. Look for the Git LFS budget setting
4. Either:
- Remove the $0 budget limit
- Increase the budget to allow additional usage
- Uncheck "Stop when budget exceeded" if that option exists

Note: You may need to add a payment method first if you haven't already. Even setting a small budget (like $5) will unblock LFS access.

If you don't want to pay for additional bandwidth, you can wait for your quota to reset.

Understanding the reset:
- Bandwidth resets monthly based on your billing cycle
- Storage does not reset (it's cumulative)
- The reset happens automatically at the start of your billing period

Check when your bandwidth resets:
1. Go to https://github.com/settings/billing/summary
2. Look for the Git LFS section
3. Note your billing cycle dates

Important: Unlike some quotas, you cannot manually trigger a bandwidth reset. If it doesn't reset as expected, contact GitHub Support.

If waiting isn't an option, you can pay for additional LFS resources.

Metered Billing (New Model):
GitHub now charges based on actual usage:
- Storage: $0.07 per GiB per month
- Bandwidth: $0.0875 per GiB per month

To enable:
1. Go to https://github.com/settings/billing
2. Add a payment method if not already added
3. Set a spending limit or budget for Git LFS

Legacy Data Packs:
Previously, GitHub sold data packs at $5/month for 50 GiB of bandwidth each. These may still appear in some billing interfaces but are being phased out in favor of metered billing.

If you need to access the files immediately without waiting or paying, you can download them via GitHub's archive feature.

Enable LFS in archives:
1. Go to your repository on GitHub
2. Click Settings > General
3. Scroll down to Archives section
4. Check Include Git LFS objects in archives
5. Save changes

Download the archive:

# Download as ZIP from GitHub
# Go to your repo > Code > Download ZIP

# Or use the GitHub API
curl -L -o repo.zip https://github.com/OWNER/REPO/archive/refs/heads/main.zip

This downloads all files including LFS objects in a single archive, which may work when direct LFS pulls are blocked.

If you need to push commits but LFS downloads are blocked, you can temporarily disable LFS to push pointer files only.

Temporarily disable LFS:

# Uninstall LFS globally
git lfs uninstall

# Uninstall LFS for current repository only
git lfs uninstall --local

# Now you can push commits (pointer files only, not LFS objects)
git push origin main

Warning: This pushes LFS pointer files without the actual large file content. Other users who clone won't be able to access the actual file contents until LFS is restored.

Re-enable LFS later:

git lfs install

If your bandwidth didn't reset as expected or you're experiencing a billing glitch, contact GitHub Support directly.

Common issues GitHub Support can help with:
- Bandwidth quota not resetting on schedule
- Data packs removed during billing platform migration
- Unexpected charges or usage spikes
- Account-level LFS issues

How to contact support:
1. Go to https://support.github.com
2. Click Contact Support
3. Select Billing as the category
4. Describe the issue with your LFS bandwidth

GitHub Support can manually trigger quota resets in some cases or investigate billing discrepancies.

For long-term solutions, consider moving large files out of Git LFS entirely.

Option 1: Use external storage
Store large files on S3, Google Cloud Storage, or similar:

# Upload to S3
aws s3 cp large-file.bin s3://your-bucket/assets/

# Reference in your project via URL or download script

Option 2: Remove files from LFS tracking

# Stop tracking a file type
git lfs untrack "*.psd"

# Remove from LFS and add to regular Git (for smaller files)
git rm --cached path/to/file.psd
git add path/to/file.psd
git commit -m "Move file from LFS to regular Git"

Option 3: Use BFG Repo Cleaner to rewrite history

# Remove LFS files from history entirely
java -jar bfg.jar --delete-files "*.psd" --no-blob-protection

# Force push (coordinate with team first!)
git push origin --force --all

Note: Rewriting history affects all collaborators and requires coordination.