title: What to do when git clone is stuck at the compressing phase?
body: <p>I'm cloning a git repository to my computer. However, it is stuck for more than an hour at the following step:</p>
  
  <pre><code>Cloning into &lt;the_repository&gt;...
  remote: Counting objects: 5490, done.
  remote: Compressing objects:  26% (987/3732) 
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>After waiting for more than an hour, it didn't move on to the next object. I heard from the owner of the repository that this is possibly a gigantic file that I don't need. Is there a possibility to skip a single file? Or are there other solutions for my problem?. I've restarted the cloning process a few times, but it didn't help. I'm quite new to using git.</p>