diff --git a/doc/forum/Old_versions_of_files_are_not_dropped_even_though_enough_copies_exist/comment_1_d43c3b97af1d9d2d4534b40a43567420._comment b/doc/forum/Old_versions_of_files_are_not_dropped_even_though_enough_copies_exist/comment_1_d43c3b97af1d9d2d4534b40a43567420._comment new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..b467597216 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/forum/Old_versions_of_files_are_not_dropped_even_though_enough_copies_exist/comment_1_d43c3b97af1d9d2d4534b40a43567420._comment @@ -0,0 +1,13 @@ +[[!comment format=mdwn + username="guzik.sergey@9391b6c15e4938a539e36fbe5bab71df07111d2e" + nickname="guzik.sergey" + avatar="http://cdn.libravatar.org/avatar/69073e903eefa0bc2755123b26441a2f" + subject="comment 1" + date="2019-01-13T14:50:44Z" + content=""" +The behaviour you described is intended, git annex preserves all versions of all files. Those old file are refered in git annex documentation as `unused`, so you can search for this term. Following are main commands: + +- [git annex unused](https://git-annex.branchable.com/git-annex-unused/) +- [git annex dropunused](https://git-annex.branchable.com/git-annex-dropunused/) +- [git annex drop --unused](https://git-annex.branchable.com/git-annex-drop/) +"""]]