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diff --git a/doc/forum/updating_the___34__number_of_copies__34__.mdwn b/doc/forum/updating_the___34__number_of_copies__34__.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 000000000..c28d26530 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/forum/updating_the___34__number_of_copies__34__.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,14 @@ +Is it possible to let git-annex check and update the "number of copies" or "whereis" information without recalculating the checksome? + +The use case is this: + +I have a very large "repo1": 300.000 files 1.5 TB. + +I copy it using low level tools for performance (clone the partition, netcat over network, or whatever...) + +Then i do "git annex init 'repo2'". +All files exist in both repos and the simlinks are valid, but git-annex does not know about it. +The "git-annex wehereis" only shows "repo1". How can I tell him without rehashing 1.6TB? + +Thx + |