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dead: A command which says that a repository is gone for good and you don't want git-annex to mention it again.

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@ -4,16 +4,16 @@ drive died or some other misfortune has befallen your data.
Unless you configured backups, git-annex can't get your data back. But it
can help you deal with the loss.
First, go somewhere that knows about the lost repository, and mark it as
untrusted.
Go somewhere that knows about the lost repository, and mark it as
dead:
git annex untrust usbdrive
git annex dead usbdrive
To remind yourself later what happened, you can change its description, too:
This retains the [[location_tracking]] information for the repository,
but avoids trying to access it, or list it as a location where files
are present.
git annex describe usbdrive "USB drive lost in Timbuktu. Probably gone forever."
If you later found the drive, you could let git-annex know it's found
like so:
This retains the [[location_tracking]] information for the repository.
Maybe you'll find the drive later. Maybe that's impossible. Either way,
this lets git-annex tell you why a file is no longer accessible, and
it avoids it relying on that drive to hold any content.
git annex semitrusted usbdrive