From b0b8432336d2b581f54a632435a25aaf86fbdd5e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "https://www.google.com/accounts/o8/id?id=AItOawk3HGoDpnOPob5jOjvIootmkve1-nCpRiI" Date: Sat, 17 May 2014 20:49:07 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Added a comment: This is the expected default behavior --- ..._1_a1d1ae9488924b08682b355aff51130d._comment | 17 +++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+) create mode 100644 doc/forum/Git_Annex_Assistant_won__39__t_backup_files_to_removable_drive/comment_1_a1d1ae9488924b08682b355aff51130d._comment diff --git a/doc/forum/Git_Annex_Assistant_won__39__t_backup_files_to_removable_drive/comment_1_a1d1ae9488924b08682b355aff51130d._comment b/doc/forum/Git_Annex_Assistant_won__39__t_backup_files_to_removable_drive/comment_1_a1d1ae9488924b08682b355aff51130d._comment new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..31ed0999ef --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/forum/Git_Annex_Assistant_won__39__t_backup_files_to_removable_drive/comment_1_a1d1ae9488924b08682b355aff51130d._comment @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +[[!comment format=mdwn + username="https://www.google.com/accounts/o8/id?id=AItOawk3HGoDpnOPob5jOjvIootmkve1-nCpRiI" + nickname="Kalle" + subject="This is the expected default behavior" + date="2014-05-17T20:49:06Z" + content=""" +Your files should be on the removable drive but the file structure and file names are following git annex logic and is not meant to be human readable. + +The default assumption (which I question) is that you will use the removable drive to transfer files between git-annex repositories. So by default you cannot read the files on devices that do not have git-annex installed. + +You can configure git-annex to do what you want using the `post-receive` hook. It's a bit complicated and might leave git-annex hogging your drive when you wan't to eject it but see the following: + + - [[forum/USB_backup_with_files_visible/]] + - [[forum/Can't_get_git-annex_merge_to_work_from_git_hook/#comment-d93181e69b8bea54bc03cb335dd1d7c8]] + +The last post on that second link tells you exactly what to put in the `post-receive` hook in the .git/hooks folder on your removable drive. +"""]]