comment; this is a dup of the windows long filename bug

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@@ -59,3 +59,6 @@ add extras/Extra Content - Reason Drum Takes/Kit Samples/1. Bass Drum mic (BD)/D
 
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+
+> [[done]]; this is a duplicate of the bug referred to in my comment below.
+> --[[Joey]]
diff --git a/doc/bugs/No_such_file_with_certain_filenames_using_WORM_backend/comment_2_c5645988eaf4f7493d70b6a63f21cdaf._comment b/doc/bugs/No_such_file_with_certain_filenames_using_WORM_backend/comment_2_c5645988eaf4f7493d70b6a63f21cdaf._comment
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+[[!comment format=mdwn
+ username="joey"
+ subject="""comment 2"""
+ date="2015-01-20T19:09:39Z"
+ content="""
+Seems this does not have to do with special characters at all.
+
+Instead, it's a problem with too-long filenames; windows has a crazy short
+limit. All explained here:
+(http://git-annex.branchable.com/bugs/__34__git-annex:_direct:_1_failed__34___on_Windows)
+
+You could just switch from the WORM backend to one with shorter filenames.
+SHA1 might be a god choice.
+
+Or, install git-annex 5.20150113, which includes some changes to use shorter
+relative paths to files, and may avoid the problem at least some of the
+time. That version also avoids making such long WORM keys.
+"""]]