diff --git a/PS-GiteaUtilities/PS-GiteaUtilities.psm1 b/PS-GiteaUtilities/PS-GiteaUtilities.psm1
index 8226903..1447807 100644
--- a/PS-GiteaUtilities/PS-GiteaUtilities.psm1
+++ b/PS-GiteaUtilities/PS-GiteaUtilities.psm1
@@ -31,12 +31,42 @@ Function Set-GiteaConfiguration {
 
 Function Get-GiteaConfiguration {
     [CmdletBinding()]
-    param()
+    param(
+        [switch]$LoadVariables,
+        [switch]$Force
+    )
     
     $configPath = Join-Path -Path $env:USERPROFILE -ChildPath ".giteautils\config.xml"
     
     if (Test-Path -Path $configPath) {
-        return Import-Clixml -Path $configPath
+        $config = Import-Clixml -Path $configPath
+        
+        # If LoadVariables switch is used, set each config value as a variable in the global scope
+        if ($LoadVariables) {
+            foreach ($key in $config.Keys) {
+                # Check if variable exists in global scope
+                $variableExists = $false
+                try {
+                    $existingVar = Get-Variable -Name $key -Scope Global -ErrorAction Stop
+                    $variableExists = $true
+                }
+                catch {
+                    $variableExists = $false
+                }
+                
+                # Set variable if it doesn't exist or if Force is used
+                if (-not $variableExists -or $Force) {
+                    Write-Verbose "Loading configuration variable: $key = $($config[$key])"
+                    Set-Variable -Name $key -Value $config[$key] -Scope Global
+                    Write-Host "Created global variable: `$$key" -ForegroundColor Green
+                }
+                else {
+                    Write-Verbose "Skipping existing variable: $key (use -Force to override)"
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        
+        return $config
     }
     else {
         Write-Warning "Gitea configuration not found. Use Set-GiteaConfiguration to set up."
@@ -139,7 +169,7 @@ Function Get-GiteaFileContent {
         Write-Verbose "repoOwner: $repoOwner"
         Write-Verbose "repoName: $repoName"
         Write-Verbose "branch: $branch"
-        Write-Verbose "token: $token"
+        Write-Debug "Token: $token"
         Write-Verbose "decode: $decode"
         
         $headers = @{
@@ -249,7 +279,7 @@ Function Get-GiteaLFSConfiguration {
         Write-Verbose "giteaURL: $giteaURL"
         Write-Verbose "repoOwner: $repoOwner"
         Write-Verbose "repoName: $repoName"
-        Write-Verbose "token: $token"
+        Write-Debug "Token: $token"
 
         $filePath = ".gitattributes"
 
@@ -359,7 +389,7 @@ Function Invoke-GiteaFileDownload {
         }
 
         Write-Verbose "Parameters:"
-        Write-Verbose "token: $token (length: $(if($token){$token.Length}else{0}))"
+        Write-Debug "Token: $token (length: $(if($token){$token.Length}else{0}))"
         Write-Verbose "PreserveRelativePath: $PreserveRelativePath"
         
         # Create a WebClient to be reused
@@ -615,7 +645,7 @@ Function Get-GiteaChildItem {
         Write-Verbose "repoOwner: $repoOwner"
         Write-Verbose "repoName: $repoName"
         Write-Verbose "Path: $Path"
-        Write-Verbose "token: $token"
+        Write-Debug "Token: $token"
         Write-Verbose "File: $File"
         
         $headers = @{
@@ -668,21 +698,31 @@ Function Get-GiteaChildItem {
                     }
                     if ($isLFS) {
                         $item.type = "lfs"
+                        # Save the original download URL for LFS pointers to be used to populate the size and sha fields
+                        $GitLFSPointerURL = $item.download_url
+                        # Use the Gitea API to get the LFS pointer details
+                        # For LFS files, we need to get the pointer file and parse it for details
+                        $lfsPointerContent = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $GitLFSPointerURL -Method Get -Headers $headers -ErrorAction Stop
+                        Write-Debug "LFS Pointer Content: $($lfsPointerContent)"
+                        
+                        # Parse the LFS pointer to extract size and SHA
+                        if ($lfsPointerContent -match 'oid sha256:([a-f0-9]+)') {
+                            $item.sha = $matches[1]
+                        }
+                        if ($lfsPointerContent -match 'size (\d+)') {
+                            $item.size = [long]$matches[1]
+                        }
+                        # Set the download URL to the media endpoint for LFS files to download the actual file
                         $item.download_url = "$giteaURL/api/v1/repos/$repoOwner/$repoName/media/$($item.path)"
                     }
 
                     $itemObj = [PSCustomObject]@{
-                        filePath = $item.path
-                        Path = $item.path
-                        repoOwner = $repoOwner
-                        repoName = $repoName
-                        giteaURL = $giteaURL
-                        downloadURL = $item.download_url
-                        branch = $branch
-                        type = $item.type
                         name = $item.name
+                        Path = $item.path
+                        type = $item.type
                         size = $item.size
                         sha = $item.sha
+                        downloadURL = $item.download_url
                         Success = $true
                         Error = $null
                         Level = 0
@@ -741,21 +781,31 @@ Function Get-GiteaChildItem {
                                 }
                                 if ($isLFS) {
                                     $subItem.type = "lfs"
+                                    # Save the original download URL for LFS pointers to be used to populate the size and sha fields
+                                    $GitLFSPointerURL = $subItem.download_url
+                                    # Use the Gitea API to get the LFS pointer details
+                                    # For LFS files, we need to get the pointer file and parse it for details
+                                    $lfsPointerContent = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $GitLFSPointerURL -Method Get -Headers $headers -ErrorAction Stop
+                                    Write-Debug "LFS Pointer Content: $($lfsPointerContent)"
+                                    
+                                    # Parse the LFS pointer to extract size and SHA
+                                    if ($lfsPointerContent -match 'oid sha256:([a-f0-9]+)') {
+                                        $subItem.sha = $matches[1]
+                                    }
+                                    if ($lfsPointerContent -match 'size (\d+)') {
+                                        $subItem.size = [long]$matches[1]
+                                    }
+                                    # Set the download URL to the media endpoint for LFS files to download the actual file
                                     $subItem.download_url = "$giteaURL/api/v1/repos/$repoOwner/$repoName/media/$($subItem.path)"
                                 }
                                 
                                 $subItemObj = [PSCustomObject]@{
-                                    filePath = $subItem.path
-                                    Path = $subItem.path
-                                    repoOwner = $repoOwner
-                                    repoName = $repoName
-                                    giteaURL = $giteaURL
-                                    downloadURL = $subItem.download_url
-                                    branch = $branch
-                                    type = $subItem.type
                                     name = $subItem.name
+                                    Path = $subItem.path
+                                    type = $subItem.type
                                     size = $subItem.size
                                     sha = $subItem.sha
+                                    downloadURL = $subItem.download_url
                                     Success = $true
                                     Error = $null
                                     Level = $currentLevel
@@ -793,7 +843,6 @@ Function Get-GiteaChildItem {
                 
                 Write-Error "Failed to retrieve '$normalizedPath' from Gitea: $($_.Exception.Message)`n$($errorDetails | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 1 -Compress)"
                 $results += [PSCustomObject]@{
-                    filePath = $normalizedPath
                     Path = $normalizedPath
                     repoOwner = $repoOwner
                     repoName = $repoName
@@ -823,4 +872,4 @@ Function Get-GiteaChildItem {
     }
 }
 
-Export-ModuleMember -Function Set-GiteaConfiguration, Get-GiteaConfiguration, Get-GiteaFileContent, Invoke-GiteaFileDownload, Get-GiteaChildItem
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+Export-ModuleMember -Function Set-GiteaConfiguration, Get-GiteaConfiguration, Get-GiteaFileContent, Invoke-GiteaFileDownload, Get-GiteaChildItem, Get-GiteaLFSFile
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