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I want to use it for files not just source code. For instance including graphics, the pdfs generated by latex or just anything. Or storing lots of directories. Currently, I use dropbox for that, but if git could do that...

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though i agree that there isn't a proper vcs out there for large files (adobe bridge was a nice attempt) git wasn't designed for that and one might wonder whether you want git to be _that_ multi purpose.

If you have a significant project, you want to store at least a reasonable amount of media with it. Images, documentation. Git doesn't necessarily have to be the best system for handling high-gigabyte sized binaries, but should at least deal gracefully, with small and medium sized binary files. I am also not sure, why not more effort was spent making Git support large files even well.

By the way, if you're storing large files under version control in Git it is often useful to use the "--depth=1" flag when cloning or pulling repositories. That way you only download the stuff you really need and leave the rest of the history on the server until you need it.

Git LFS can do that.

Git LFS is basically the CVS of binary file version control.

It is a pile of garbage, but it's better than nothing.

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