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+### Please describe the problem.
+
+I have a git annex repo which cannot find the files with whereis, even though the files and contents are there. I have changed ownership of all the files. I am not sure, but I think that is when the problem was introduced. The current user that is invoking git annex owns and can access all files in the repository/annex)
+
+Creating a new repository from scratch works just fine.
+
+
+### What steps will reproduce the problem?
+
+    # (in my current, somehow corrupt annex)
+    $ echo hello > testfile
+    $ git annex add testfile
+    add testfile (checksum...) ok
+    (Recording state in git...)
+    $ git commit -am testfile
+    [master 73ed120] testfile
+     1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
+     create mode 120000 testfile
+    $ git annex whereis testfile
+    whereis testfile (0 copies) failed
+    git-annex: whereis: 1 failed
+    
+    
+    # The contents exists though
+    $ ls -l testfile
+    lrwxrwxrwx 1 ftp ftp 176 May 13 09:43 testfile -> .git/annex/objects/P5/4q/SHA256-s6--5891b5b522d5df086d0ff0b110fbd9d21bb4fc7163af34d08286a2e846f6be03/SHA256-s6--5891b5b522d5df086d0ff0b110fbd9d21bb4fc7163af34d08286a2e846f6be03
+    $ cat .git/annex/objects/P5/4q/SHA256-s6--5891b5b522d5df086d0ff0b110fbd9d21bb4fc7163af34d08286a2e846f6be03/SHA256-s6--5891b5b522d5df086d0ff0b110fbd9d21bb4fc7163af34d08286a2e846f6be03
+    hello
+    $ sha256sum testfile
+    5891b5b522d5df086d0ff0b110fbd9d21bb4fc7163af34d08286a2e846f6be03  testfile
+
+
+    # the file can be found when unlocking/locking
+    $ git annex unlock testfile
+    unlock testfile (copying...) ok
+    $ git annex lock testfile
+    lock testfile ok
+    (Recording state in git...)
+
+### What version of git-annex are you using? On what operating system?
+I ran Debian squeeze, with git annex 3.20120629~bpo60+2 when the problem was introduced. I just upgraded to wheezy, but the same problem exists with 3.20120629 from wheezy.
+
+I also manually installed 4.20130501 from unstable, which also showed the same problem.
+
+
+### Please provide any additional information below.
+
+I am not sure what information to supply, please provide pointers on what information might be useful.