[[!comment format=mdwn username="https://www.google.com/accounts/o8/id?id=AItOawnSenxKyE_2Z6Wb-EBMO8FciyRywjx1ZiQ" nickname="Walter" subject="comment 4" date="2013-04-16T20:42:34Z" content=""" The repository is a direct mode one. I think there's something in your comment though; the content (\"1\") had already been added to a file (since deleted on dionysus), however it does seem a bit inconsistent. walter@dionysus:~/presence$ echo 1 > New1 walter@dionysus:~/presence$ echo 1 > New1.txt walter@dionysus:~/presence$ git annex whereis New1 New1.txt whereis New1 (1 copy) 1c6ffc98-d12c-4844-920b-5e28bc8e8b60 -- here (walter@dionysus:~/presence) ok whereis New1.txt (2 copies) 1c6ffc98-d12c-4844-920b-5e28bc8e8b60 -- here (walter@dionysus:~/presence) 8da299b6-006c-4410-9b3d-a542766d40a4 -- kronos.local_presence (walter@kronos:~/presence) ok """]]