Are there version control systems that allow you to permanently delete files?

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Published on 2009-01-27T09:19:18Z Indexed on 2010/05/21 3:50 UTC
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I need to keep under version some large files (some Gigs).

I don't need, and I can't keep under version all the version of the files. I want to be able to remove from my VCS large files version at some moment.

What control version system could I use?

EDIT: The files that I want to keep under version control are big .zip files or ISO images. These files may contains executable software or data (seismic data, SAR images, GNSS data) and they are provided by the software supplier of my company.

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