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# Housekeeping
# Housekeeping **(FREE)**
> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/-/issues/3041) in GitLab 8.4.
GitLab supports and automates housekeeping tasks within your current repository,
such as compressing file revisions and removing unreachable objects.
## Automatic housekeeping
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Housekeeping will also [remove unreferenced LFS files](../raketasks/cleanup.md#remove-unreferenced-lfs-files)
from your project on the same schedule as the `git gc` operation, freeing up storage space for your project.
You can find this option under your project's **Settings > General > Advanced**.