title: Git Gui: Perpetually getting "This repository currently has approximately 320 loose objects."
body: <p>Every time I start Git Gui on a particular project I get this message:</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>This repository currently has approximately 320 loose objects.</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/BLyCk.png" alt="enter image description here"></p>
  
  <p>I then proceed to click <em>Yes</em>, and I get this dialog:</p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/zZIvj.png" alt="enter image description here"></p>
  
  <p>The thing is, when I open Git Gui again, <strong>I get the exact same message</strong>, again about 320 loose objects! It's as if clicking <em>Yes</em> had no effect at all.</p>