diff --git a/doc/forum/dangling_blobs/comment_1_120681851a595909e19afcc0334383ec._comment b/doc/forum/dangling_blobs/comment_1_120681851a595909e19afcc0334383ec._comment new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..df086c0b2c --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/forum/dangling_blobs/comment_1_120681851a595909e19afcc0334383ec._comment @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +[[!comment format=mdwn + username="joey" + subject="""comment 1""" + date="2017-02-17T16:33:02Z" + content=""" +This message from git fsck does not indicate any kind of serious problem +with the repository. + +A dangling blob can be added to a git repository when something gets +staged but is then never included in a commit. For example, with the +assistant, if a file is created, and then modified soon after, the +original version would get staged, but before it was committed, the +new version staged and included in the commit. + +There are several other scenarios, involving the assistant and not, where +that could happen. + +So, git is telling you that the git repository contains +information that's not being used. Unless you are low on disk +space this probably doesn't matter, and git will automatically +clean up dangling blobs after a while (or see `git gc`). +"""]]