diff --git a/doc/bugs/__34__git-annex__58___direct__58___1_failed__34___on_Windows/comment_9_c85eff61e8f48f4d58e0e9a11e72e20d._comment b/doc/bugs/__34__git-annex__58___direct__58___1_failed__34___on_Windows/comment_9_c85eff61e8f48f4d58e0e9a11e72e20d._comment
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+[[!comment format=mdwn
+ username="joey"
+ subject="""comment 9"""
+ date="2017-06-06T19:52:31Z"
+ content="""
+Workaround: Enable long paths in the windows registry. See
+<https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa365247#maxpath>
+
+It would be good to make git-annex enable that automatically, perhaps by
+using the manifest file that is described on that page. I don't know
+how to make windows use such a manifest file. It seems to have to be
+embedded into the exe file. GHC has a open ticket to get it to do that:
+<https://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/13373>
+"""]]
diff --git a/doc/todo/unable_to_add_files_to_a_git-annex_repo_in_Windows.mdwn b/doc/todo/unable_to_add_files_to_a_git-annex_repo_in_Windows.mdwn
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@@ -11,3 +11,5 @@ I was trying to use the assistant, but when it didn't work I started troubleshoo
     git-annex: add: 2 failed
 
 This is Windows 7. I've installed git 2.11 and git-annex 6.20161211-gc3ab3c6.
+
+> closing as dup of an existing bug [[done]] --[[Joey]]
diff --git a/doc/todo/unable_to_add_files_to_a_git-annex_repo_in_Windows/comment_1_2eeeab80aa00b8b47d57b59a49011820._comment b/doc/todo/unable_to_add_files_to_a_git-annex_repo_in_Windows/comment_1_2eeeab80aa00b8b47d57b59a49011820._comment
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+[[!comment format=mdwn
+ username="joey"
+ subject="""comment 1"""
+ date="2017-06-06T19:50:19Z"
+ content="""
+That sounds like this bug:
+<http://git-annex.branchable.com/bugs/__34__git-annex__58___direct__58___1_failed__34___on_Windows/>
+
+Windows has some path length issues that come up especially when using
+git-annex in a deeply nested directory tree. Try cloning the repository to
+somewhere like c:\\ and see if that works around the problem.
+"""]]