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authorGravatar Joey Hess <joeyh@joeyh.name>2016-01-14 18:19:00 -0400
committerGravatar Joey Hess <joeyh@joeyh.name>2016-01-14 18:19:00 -0400
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@@ -114,11 +114,6 @@ old versions of files is an important part of git after all!
That's a good safe default. But there are ways to use git-annex that
make the second copy not be worth keeping:
-[[!template id=note text="""
-When a [[direct_mode]] repository is upgraded, annex.thin is automatically
-set, because direct mode made the same single-copy tradeoff.
-"""]]
-
* When you're using git-annex to sync the current version of files across
devices, and don't care much about previous versions.
* When you have set up a backup repository, and use git-annex to copy
@@ -142,6 +137,11 @@ hard links. Ie, not Windows, and not FAT filesystems.
Setting annex.thin can save a lot of disk space, but it's a tradeoff
between disk usage and safety.
+[[!template id=note text="""
+When a [[direct_mode]] repository is upgraded, annex.thin is automatically
+set, because direct mode made the same single-copy tradeoff.
+"""]]
+
Keeping files locked is safer and also avoids using unnecessary
disk space, but trades off easy modification of files.