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@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ My use case is a big music library which does not fit onto my laptop.
So for updating the metadata in the files I basically run `git annex get <folder> && git annex unlock <folder>` then update all files in that folder and then run `git annex add <folder> && git commit && git copy --to remote && git annex drop <folder>`. So for updating the metadata in the files I basically run `git annex get <folder> && git annex unlock <folder>` then update all files in that folder and then run `git annex add <folder> && git commit && git copy --to remote && git annex drop <folder>`.
This works perfectly but the problem is, that all old versions of changed files are retained in `.git/annex/objects` which in no time filled my drive to 100%. This works perfectly but the problem is, that all old versions of changed files are retained in `.git/annex/objects` which in no time filled my drive to 100%.
EDIT: As a clarification, I would expect git-annex to also drop the old versions of the file if enough copies exist…
The script: The script:
#!/usr/bin/env bash #!/usr/bin/env bash