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---
title: About Git Large File Storage and GitHub Desktop
shortTitle: About Git LFS
intro: '{% data variables.product.prodname_desktop %} includes {% data variables.large_files.product_name_long %} for managing large files.'
redirect_from:
- /desktop/getting-started-with-github-desktop/about-git-large-file-storage-and-github-desktop
versions:
free-pro-team: '*'
---
When you install {% data variables.product.prodname_desktop %}, {% data variables.large_files.product_name_long %} ({% data variables.large_files.product_name_short %}) is installed, too. {% data variables.large_files.product_name_short %} lets you push files to {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %} that exceed the normal limit of {% data variables.large_files.max_github_size %}. For more information about {% data variables.large_files.product_name_short %}, see "[About {% data variables.large_files.product_name_long %}](/github/managing-large-files/about-git-large-file-storage)."
To use {% data variables.large_files.product_name_short %} with {% data variables.product.prodname_desktop %}, you must configure {% data variables.large_files.product_name_short %} using the command line. For more information, see "[Configuring {% data variables.large_files.product_name_long %}](/github/managing-large-files/configuring-git-large-file-storage)."
After you configure {% data variables.large_files.product_name_short %} to track files in a repository, you can seamlessly access and manage large files with {% data variables.product.prodname_desktop %} like any other file in the repository.
### Further reading
- "[Working with large files](/github/managing-large-files/working-with-large-files)"
- "[Versioning large files](/github/managing-large-files/versioning-large-files)"