diff --git a/doc/forum/USB_drive_in_transfer_group_keeps_growing_-_assistant.txt b/doc/forum/USB_drive_in_transfer_group_keeps_growing_-_assistant.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..6b1c03d9a4 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/forum/USB_drive_in_transfer_group_keeps_growing_-_assistant.txt @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +1. Set up two computers with a client repository. +2. Add a removable drive repository and set it to transfer group. +3. Start adding files to computer #1 repository. See how the files get synced to the usb drive. +4. Connect the usb drive to computer #2 and see the files getting transferred to computer #2. Everything is looking good. + + +5. Connect the usb drive to computer #1 again. +6. Add a file that is larger than the remaining size of the usb drive, BUT smaller than the original size of the usb drive. +7. The file does not get transferred to the usb drive due to lack of disk space. + +I would expect the assistant to make some space on the usb drive. Removing the files it knows has been transferred to computer #2, and then transfer the new file to the usb drive. But this does not seem to happen. + +Have I missed something about how the transfer group is supposed to work? + + +Using version: +git-annex version: 4.20130802-g0a52f02 +build flags: Assistant Webapp Pairing Testsuite S3 WebDAV Inotify DBus XMPP + +Pre built tar file. + +