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# Tracking blender assets in git LFS (2025-08-19 07:46Z)

_**User**_

I'm finally migrating my blender assets to a git repo. What are some more files to add to LFS tracking? there are multiple .vdb files, for example.

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_**Assistant**_

Looking at your `.gitattributes` file and the workspace structure, I can see you have a comprehensive list of file types already tracked with Git LFS. However, I notice some file types that are present in your Blender assets workspace that aren't currently tracked:

**Missing file types to add:**

1. **`.vdb`** - Volumetric data files (I can see you have many of these in the CloudScapes and RealCloud folders)
2. **`.npz`** - NumPy compressed files (present in your HG livekeys folders)
3. **`.json`** - While these are typically small, some asset libraries have large JSON files
4. **`.txt`** - Some documentation files might be large
5. **`.cats`** - Blender asset catalog files (though these are usually small)

Here's what I'd recommend adding to your `.gitattributes`:

```gitattributes
# Volumetric data files
*.vdb filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text

# NumPy compressed files
*.npz filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text

# Large text/documentation files (optional - only if you have large ones)
*.txt filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
*.md filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text

# Asset catalog files (optional - these are usually small)
*.cats filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
```

The `.vdb` files are definitely the most important addition since they're typically very large volumetric data files that would benefit greatly from LFS tracking. The `.npz` files in your HG livekeys folders are also worth considering since they can contain large amounts of facial/body data.

Would you like me to add these to your `.gitattributes` file?

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_**User**_

can you scan and find me some more file types that are present that I might consider adding?

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_**Assistant**_

I'll scan your workspace to find additional file types that might be worth adding to LFS tracking. Let me examine the directory structure and look for file patterns.


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<details>
            <summary>Grep search for "\.[a-zA-Z0-9]+$" • **7** files</summary>
        
| File | Line | Match |
|------|------|-------|
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/.gitignore` | L1 | `# Blender Studio Git Management - .gitignore` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/.gitignore` | L4 | `*.blend1` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/.gitignore` | L5 | `*.blend2` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/.gitignore` | L6 | `*.blend3` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/.gitignore` | L7 | `*.blend4` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/.gitignore` | L8 | `*.blend5` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/.gitignore` | L9 | `*.blend6` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/.gitignore` | L10 | `*.blend7` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/.gitignore` | L11 | `*.blend8` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/.gitignore` | L12 | `*.blend9` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/.gitignore` | L13 | `*.blend10` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/.gitignore` | L14 | `*.blend11` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/.gitignore` | L15 | `*.blend12` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/.gitignore` | L16 | `*.blend13` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/.gitignore` | L17 | `*.blend14` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/.gitignore` | L18 | `*.blend15` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/.gitignore` | L19 | `*.blend16` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/.gitignore` | L20 | `*.blend17` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/.gitignore` | L21 | `*.blend18` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/.gitignore` | L22 | `*.blend19` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/.gitignore` | L23 | `*.blend20` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/.gitignore` | L24 | `*.blend21` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/.gitignore` | L25 | `*.blend22` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/.gitignore` | L26 | `*.blend23` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/.gitignore` | L27 | `*.blend24` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/.gitignore` | L28 | `*.blend25` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/.gitignore` | L29 | `*.blend26` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/.gitignore` | L30 | `*.blend27` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/.gitignore` | L31 | `*.blend28` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/.gitignore` | L32 | `*.blend29` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/.gitignore` | L33 | `*.blend30` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/.gitignore` | L34 | `*.blend31` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/.gitignore` | L35 | `*.blend32` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/.gitignore` | L38 | `*.swp` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/.gitignore` | L39 | `*.swo` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/.gitignore` | L41 | `*.tmp` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/.gitignore` | L42 | `*.temp` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/.gitignore` | L45 | `*.bpy` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/.gitignore` | L46 | `*.bmesh` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/.gitignore` | L47 | `*.bvh` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/.gitignore` | L48 | `*.bobj` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/.gitignore` | L49 | `*.bphys` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/.gitignore` | L56 | `.Trashes` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/.gitignore` | L57 | `ehthumbs.db` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/.gitignore` | L58 | `Thumbs.db` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/.gitignore` | L59 | `desktop.ini` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/.gitignore` | L64 | `*.swp` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/.gitignore` | L65 | `*.swo` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/.gitignore` | L69 | `# *.mp4` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/.gitignore` | L70 | `# *.avi` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/.gitignore` | L71 | `# *.mov` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/.gitignore` | L72 | `# *.png` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/.gitignore` | L73 | `# *.jpg` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/.gitignore` | L74 | `# *.jpeg` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/.gitignore` | L75 | `# *.exr` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/.gitignore` | L76 | `# *.hdr` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/.gitignore` | L77 | `# *.tiff` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/.gitignore` | L78 | `# *.tga` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/.gitignore` | L81 | `# *.wav` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/.gitignore` | L82 | `# *.mp3` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/.gitignore` | L83 | `# *.aac` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/.gitignore` | L84 | `# *.ogg` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/.gitignore` | L87 | `*.zip` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/.gitignore` | L88 | `*.rar` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/.gitignore` | L89 | `*.7z` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/.gitignore` | L90 | `*.tar.gz` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/.gitignore` | L93 | `*.log` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/.gitignore` | L97 | `*.pyc` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/.gitignore` | L98 | `*.pyo` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/.gitignore` | L99 | `*.pyd` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/.gitignore` | L100 | `.Python` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/.gitignore` | L106 | `.env` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/.gitignore` | L107 | `.env.local` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/.gitignore` | L108 | `.env.development.local` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/.gitignore` | L109 | `.env.test.local` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/.gitignore` | L110 | `.env.production.local` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/.gitignore` | L113 | `*.bak` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/.gitignore` | L114 | `*.backup` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/.gitignore` | L115 | `*.old` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/.gitignore` | L127 | `*.prlock` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/blender_assets.cats.txt` | L156 | `e3a30516-84e3-4272-8b9e-68bdfd9febfc:NafanLib/Purchased/Tiny Eye 1.2:NafanLib-Purchased-Tiny Eye 1.2` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/.specstory/.gitignore` | L2 | `/.what-is-this.md` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/Blender%20Foundation/blender-3.4-splash/charge_asset_library-materials/README.txt` | L5 | `• charge_asset_library-materials.blend` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/Blender%20Foundation/blender-3.4-splash/charge_asset_library-materials/README.txt` | L8 | `• tested and working with Blender 4.1` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/blender_assets.cats.txt~` | L156 | `e3a30516-84e3-4272-8b9e-68bdfd9febfc:NafanLib/Purchased/Tiny Eye 1.2:NafanLib-Purchased-Tiny Eye 1.2` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/desktop.ini` | L3 | `IconFile=C:\Users\Nathan\AppData\Local\SynologyDrive\SynologyDrive.app\bin\cloud-drive-ui.exe` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/Purchased/Botaniq_full/mapr_index.json` | L12404 | `"width": 13.110774993896484` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/Purchased/Botaniq_full/mapr_index.json` | L12441 | `"width": 17.124759674072266` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/Purchased/Botaniq_full/mapr_index.json` | L12479 | `"width": 0.2747557759284973` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/Purchased/Botaniq_full/mapr_index.json` | L12510 | `"width": 9.032740592956543` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/Purchased/Botaniq_full/mapr_index.json` | L12537 | `"width": 6.905251502990723` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/Purchased/Botaniq_full/mapr_index.json` | L12575 | `"width": 2.4792556762695312` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/Purchased/Botaniq_full/mapr_index.json` | L12603 | `"width": 0.17302566766738892` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/Purchased/Botaniq_full/mapr_index.json` | L12635 | `"width": 0.36181098222732544` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/Purchased/Botaniq_full/mapr_index.json` | L12674 | `"width": 8.359619140625` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/Purchased/Botaniq_full/mapr_index.json` | L12712 | `"width": 0.6132736802101135` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/Purchased/Botaniq_full/mapr_index.json` | L12751 | `"width": 2.7822158336639404` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/Purchased/Botaniq_full/mapr_index.json` | L12782 | `"width": 1.1077854633331299` |
| `file:///c%3A/Users/Nathan/SynologyDrive/BlenderAssets/Purchased/Botaniq_full/mapr_index.json` | L12820 | `"width": 0.925559401512146` |
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</details>

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Let me search more specifically for file extensions in the actual asset directories:


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```bash
find . -type f -name "*.*" | grep -E "\.[a-zA-Z0-9]+$" | sed 's/.*\.//' | sort | uniq -c | sort -nr
```

```
 's/.*\.//' | sort | uniq -c | sort -nr
                            
PS C:\Users\Nathan\SynologyDrive\BlenderAssets> find . -type f -name "*.*" | gre
p -E "\.[a-zA-Z0-9]+$" | sed 's/.*\.//' | sort | uniq -c | sort -nr
                                                        

grep: The term 'grep' is not recognized as a name of a cmdlet, function, script
file, or executable program.
Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path
is correct and try again.
```

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Let me use PowerShell commands instead to find file types:


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```bash
Get-ChildItem -Recurse -File | Where-Object {$_.Extension -ne ""} | Group-Object Extension | Sort-Object Count -Descending | Select-Object Name, Count
```

```
PS C:\Users\Nathan\SynologyDrive\BlenderAssets> Get-ChildItem -Recurse -File | Where-Object {$_.Extension -n
PS C:\Users\Nathan\SynologyDrive\BlenderAssets> Get-ChildItem -Recurse -File | Where-Object {$_.Extension -n
PS C:\Users\Nathan\SynologyDrive\BlenderAssets> Get-ChildItem -Recurse -File | Where-Object {$_.Extension -n
PS C:\Users\Nathan\SynologyDrive\BlenderAssets> Get-ChildItem -Recurse -File | Where-Object {$_.Extension -n
PS C:\Users\Nathan\SynologyDrive\BlenderAssets> Get-ChildItem -Recurse -File | Where-Object {$_.Extension -n
PS C:\Users\Nathan\SynologyDrive\BlenderAssets> Get-ChildItem -Recurse -File | Where-Object {$_.Extension -n
PS C:\Users\Nathan\SynologyDrive\BlenderAssets> Get-ChildItem -Recurse -File | Where-Object {$_.Extension -n
PS C:\Users\Nathan\SynologyDrive\BlenderAssets> Get-ChildItem -Recurse -File | Where-Object {$_.Extension -n
PS C:\Users\Nathan\SynologyDrive\BlenderAssets> Get-ChildItem -Recurse -File | Where-Object {$_.Extension -n
PS C:\Users\Nathan\SynologyDrive\BlenderAssets> Get-ChildItem -Recurse -File | Where-Object {$_.Extension -n
PS C:\Users\Nathan\SynologyDrive\BlenderAssets> Get-ChildItem -Recurse -File | Where-Object {$_.Extension -n

Name                  Count
----                  -----
.png                   2268
.blend                 1181
.jpg                    714
.vdb                    595
.json                   174
.npz                    149
.tif                     66
.txt                     48
.exr                     20
.py                       2
.md                       2
.gitignore                2
.7z                       2
.pack-info                1
.hdr                      1
.tga                      1
.gitattributes            1
.cursorindexingignore     1
.txt~                     1

PS C:\Users\Nathan\SynologyDrive\BlenderAssets>
```

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Perfect! Now I can see the file types present in your workspace. Based on this analysis, here are the additional file types you should consider adding to LFS tracking:

**High Priority (Large files that should definitely be tracked):**
1. **`.vdb`** - 595 files (volumetric data files, typically very large)
2. **`.npz`** - 149 files (NumPy compressed files, can be large)

**Medium Priority (Consider if they're large):**
3. **`.json`** - 174 files (some asset library JSON files can be quite large)
4. **`.txt`** - 48 files (usually small, but some documentation can be large)
5. **`.py`** - 2 files (usually small, but worth checking)

**Already covered in your current .gitattributes:**
- `.png`, `.jpg`, `.exr`, `.hdr`, `.blend`, `.7z`, `.tif`, `.tga` are already tracked

**Recommendations:**

```gitattributes
# Volumetric data files (high priority - these are typically very large)
*.vdb filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text

# NumPy compressed files (high priority - can contain large amounts of data)
*.npz filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text

# Optional - only if you have large JSON files
*.json filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text

# Optional - only if you have large text files
*.txt filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
```

The `.vdb` files are definitely the most important addition since you have 595 of them and they're typically very large volumetric data files. The `.npz` files are also worth adding since they can contain large amounts of facial/body data for your HG assets.

Would you like me to add these to your `.gitattributes` file?

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