because of my precious stash? but also the repo is huge, the clone takes 10 minutes? And all the other branches...

> because of my precious stash?

you mean the… pile of shame?

doesn't your precious stash deserve an external folder or remote branch, in any case? the local repo is always a risk, so many things can ruin it. also, you only need to clean up like once a year, it's by definition a rare operation. A ton of branches doesn't grow overnight.