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# Try the following command sequence:
git lfs uninstall
git reset --hard
git lfs install
git lfs pull
# In case if this is not working (because this was not working for me), the following hack may work:
git rm --cached -r .
git reset --hard
git rm .gitattributes
git reset .
git checkout .
# More info: https://maksymkotov.com/blog/encountered-3-files-that-should-have-been-pointers-but-werent/
# More info: https://stackoverflow.com/a/54804224/4758602
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