From d4a579f296fb15ba7a92a64187e919b936fff3ad Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "https://www.google.com/accounts/o8/id?id=AItOawmcS2gG2R_AIiBBOsWuxGf1yEn_l797jjU" Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2014 00:50:15 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Added a comment: comment 1 --- ..._59de1e101e5e427abb1df3a71c6f1b04._comment | 23 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+) create mode 100644 doc/forum/Archive_USB_drive_not_working_as_documented/comment_1_59de1e101e5e427abb1df3a71c6f1b04._comment diff --git a/doc/forum/Archive_USB_drive_not_working_as_documented/comment_1_59de1e101e5e427abb1df3a71c6f1b04._comment b/doc/forum/Archive_USB_drive_not_working_as_documented/comment_1_59de1e101e5e427abb1df3a71c6f1b04._comment new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..e7f5eea08a --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/forum/Archive_USB_drive_not_working_as_documented/comment_1_59de1e101e5e427abb1df3a71c6f1b04._comment @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +[[!comment format=mdwn + username="https://www.google.com/accounts/o8/id?id=AItOawmcS2gG2R_AIiBBOsWuxGf1yEn_l797jjU" + nickname="Mesar" + subject="comment 1" + date="2014-07-20T00:50:15Z" + content=""" + +When you did: + + marshal@home[~/annex]> git-annex copy --auto --to usbdrive + +this copies the file content (see .git/annex/objects/*), and updates the metadata in both repos. +The reason why you are not seeing the files on the usb is because the metadata has not been merged into your master branch. +This is verified by the output of: + + marshal@home[/media/marshal/Sony USB/annex]> git-annex sync laptop + +To verify that you indeed do have the files and their content, don't do the above sync, but instead do: + + marshal@home[/media/marshal/Sony USB/annex]> git annex merge + +the local metadata in the sync/git-annex branch will be merged in, and the local directory will be populated with the new symlinks to the content which you already have in the /media/marshal/Sony USB/annex/.git/annex/objects/* +"""]]