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+[[!comment format=mdwn
+ username="openmedi"
+ subject="comment 1"
+ date="2016-05-10T14:40:18Z"
+ content="""
+This was solved by letting the assistant repair the repo (which took almost a whole night!). [See also.](http://git-annex.branchable.com/forum/How_to_find_out_if_assistant_is_still_repairing__63__/)
+"""]]