diff --git a/doc/bugs/can__39__t_drop_unused_files_that_never_were_added.mdwn b/doc/bugs/can__39__t_drop_unused_files_that_never_were_added.mdwn
index 9fedf8955b..361f21f0e3 100644
--- a/doc/bugs/can__39__t_drop_unused_files_that_never_were_added.mdwn
+++ b/doc/bugs/can__39__t_drop_unused_files_that_never_were_added.mdwn
@@ -79,3 +79,8 @@ $
 
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+
+> It seems to me that if you run `git annex dropunused --force`, it will
+> remove the file. This needing --force is a recent change; git-annex
+> tries to never posibly lose data unless forced. Dropping the last
+> copy of a file certianly qualifies. [[done]] --[[Joey]]