dvc-gc

Clean unused cache files

$ dvc gc

$ dvc gc -w

$ dvc gc -a

$ dvc gc -c

$ dvc gc -f

$ dvc gc --dry

dvc gc [options]

dvc gc removes unused files from the DVC cache, freeing disk space. By default, it keeps only files used in the current Git commit; options expand what's preserved.
The cache accumulates files from all tracked versions. Garbage collection identifies and removes files no longer referenced by any specified commits, branches, or tags.
Cloud option extends cleaning to remote storage, removing files not needed by the specified scope.

-w, --workspace

Keep files used in current workspace.

Keep files used in all Git branches.

Keep files used in all Git tags.

Also garbage collect in cloud remote.

Force without confirmation.

Show what would be deleted.

Display help information.

Irreversible operation - removed cache files need re-download. Consider keeping all branches for collaboration. Cloud gc may affect other users' access to data.

dvc gc implements garbage collection for DVC caches, similar to git gc but for versioned data files, enabling storage management in ML projects.

dvc(1), git-gc(1)