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diff --git a/doc/walkthrough/recover_data_from_lost+found.mdwn b/doc/walkthrough/recover_data_from_lost+found.mdwn deleted file mode 100644 index 48ef2a1d7..000000000 --- a/doc/walkthrough/recover_data_from_lost+found.mdwn +++ /dev/null @@ -1,19 +0,0 @@ -Suppose something goes wrong, and fsck puts all the files in lost+found. -It's actually very easy to recover from this disaster. - -First, check out the git repository again. Then, in the new checkout: - - $ mkdir recovered-content - $ sudo mv ../lost+found/* recovered-content - $ sudo chown you:you recovered-content - $ chmod -R u+w recovered-content - $ git annex add recovered-content - $ git rm recovered-content - $ git commit -m "recovered some content" - $ git annex fsck - -The way that works is that when git-annex adds the same content that was in -the repository before, all the old links to that content start working -again. This works particularly well if the SHA* backends are used, but even -with the default backend it will work pretty well, as long as fsck -preserved the modification time of the files. |