From 7c8bf24768d42aac39bc17827e43d29ec0fa600d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: pat Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2021 21:04:27 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] --- ...rategy_for_dealing_with_an_old_archive_drive.mdwn | 12 ++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+) create mode 100644 doc/forum/Strategy_for_dealing_with_an_old_archive_drive.mdwn diff --git a/doc/forum/Strategy_for_dealing_with_an_old_archive_drive.mdwn b/doc/forum/Strategy_for_dealing_with_an_old_archive_drive.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..6fa6158722 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/forum/Strategy_for_dealing_with_an_old_archive_drive.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,12 @@ +Hi there, I have an old archive drive with ~300k files, ~2 TB data. They're files that I would like to use in my work, but I've had to move them off my machine due to space. I periodically copy files off of the archive when I need to work with them. This of course is before I had even heard of `git-annex`. + +So now I'm wondering how I can start to integrate these files into my work. Two basic ideas I have are: + +1. `git-annex` the whole thing right away, and `git annex get` them onto my local machine as needed. +2. Start an empty annex on the archive drive. Move files from the old archive location into the annex as needed. + +So basically I'm wondering between annexing the whole thing to start, or gradually building up the annex. + +I have no idea how well `git-annex` will work with 300k files / 2 TB data. + +How would you approach incorporating an old archive drive into a new annex?