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system. For a backup system that uses git and that git-annex supports system. For a backup system that uses git and that git-annex supports
storing data in, see [[special_remotes/bup]]. storing data in, see [[special_remotes/bup]].
* git-annex is not a filesystem or DropBox clone. But there * git-annex is not a filesystem or DropBox clone. However, the git-annex
is a FUSE filesystem built on top of git-annex, called [[assistant]] is addressing some of the same needs in its own unique ways.
[ShareBox](https://github.com/chmduquesne/sharebox-fs), and there is (There is also a FUSE filesystem built on top of git-annex, called
interest in making it easy to use and covering some of the use [ShareBox](https://github.com/chmduquesne/sharebox-fs).)
cases supported by DropBox.
* git-annex is not unison, but if you're finding unison's checksumming * git-annex is not unison, but if you're finding unison's checksumming
too slow, or its strict mirroring of everything to both places too too slow, or its strict mirroring of everything to both places too
limiting, then git-annex could be a useful alternative. limiting, then git-annex could be a useful alternative.
* git-annex is more than just a workaround for git limitations that might * git-annex is more than just a workaround for git scalability
eventually be fixed by efforts like limitations that might eventually be fixed by efforts like
[git-bigfiles](http://caca.zoy.org/wiki/git-bigfiles). [git-bigfiles](http://caca.zoy.org/wiki/git-bigfiles). In particular,
git-annex's [[location_tracking]] allows having many repositories
with a partial set of files, that are copied around as desired.
* git-annex is not some flaky script that was quickly thrown together. * git-annex is not some flaky script that was quickly thrown together.
I wrote it in Haskell because I wanted it to be solid and to compile I wrote it in Haskell because I wanted it to be solid and to compile