- **Expect failures**: Streaming large amounts of data is challenging. You don't know what can happen, but it's always best to consider that something will fail at least once -no matter if it's due to your machine, your connection, or our servers. For example, if you plan to upload a large number of files, it's best to keep track locally of which files you already uploaded before uploading the next batch. You are ensured that an LFS file that is already committed will never be re-uploaded twice but