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diff --git a/doc/forum/How_to_find_deleted_files_that_I_know_have_been_backed_up__63__/comment_1_8332f71241335a31e270407477bd84f3._comment b/doc/forum/How_to_find_deleted_files_that_I_know_have_been_backed_up__63__/comment_1_8332f71241335a31e270407477bd84f3._comment new file mode 100644 index 000000000..d142d742c --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/forum/How_to_find_deleted_files_that_I_know_have_been_backed_up__63__/comment_1_8332f71241335a31e270407477bd84f3._comment @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +[[!comment format=mdwn + username="joey" + subject="""comment 1""" + date="2015-04-18T19:06:27Z" + content=""" +Is your titular question a git-annex question, or a generic git question? +Because I think the answer would be the same in either case. Ie, `git log` +or `git status` will tell you what changes you've made to the work tree. + +If you've deleted files from your git working tree with rm -rf, then +their content is still stored in the .git directory. This is also true +when using git-annex (unless you're using direct mode). + +The size of your .git directory might be a clue: If you've deleted +files from the working tree, you may not have dropped their content +from git annex. You can use `git annex unused` to find and clean up +such file contents. +"""]] |