diff --git a/doc/forum/USB_backup_with_files_visible/comment_7_de227ca9911fe57d7a6d3e037f574fe9._comment b/doc/forum/USB_backup_with_files_visible/comment_7_de227ca9911fe57d7a6d3e037f574fe9._comment new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..0f74efac08 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/forum/USB_backup_with_files_visible/comment_7_de227ca9911fe57d7a6d3e037f574fe9._comment @@ -0,0 +1,14 @@ +[[!comment format=mdwn + username="http://joeyh.name/" + ip="209.250.56.47" + subject="comment 7" + date="2013-11-03T01:09:16Z" + content=""" +You can set it up that way, but the often confusing behavior (including not being able to umount a drive that has the git-annex assistant deamon running in it!) is why the webapp attempt to steer users toward making bare reposotories on USB drives. + +If you click on \"Add another repository\" -> \"Removable drive\", you get a bare repository. + +If you click on upper-right menu -> \"Add another local repository\" and enter a path, and tell it to combine the repositories, you get a synced non-bare repository, and potentially problems unmounting the drive since you now have 2 assistant daemons running. + +I have now added a further link to the nice removable drive path to that second UI path. +"""]]