[[!comment format=mdwn username="joey" subject="""comment 1""" date="2015-03-26T18:17:57Z" content=""" What version of git-annex is installed on laptopA? If it's too old, it won't be getting change notifications from the server when laptopB pushes to it. Since laptopB immediately notices pushes from laptopA, I guess that both laptopB and the server have new enough versions of git-annex for that change noitification to work. """]]