[[!comment format=mdwn
 username="kyle"
 avatar="http://cdn.libravatar.org/avatar/7d6e85cde1422ad60607c87fa87c63f3"
 subject="re: Are my unlocked, annexed files still safe?"
 date="2021-04-21T16:32:42Z"
 content="""
@pat:
> Basically, unlock gives me an editable copy of the file - but I always
> have the original version, and can revert or check it out if I need
> to. Is that correct?

Yes, it's a copy as long as you don't set `annex.thin=true` (as you
mention).  Just as with locked files, though, you may not be able to
get the content back from an earlier version if you've dropped unused
content.

"""]]
