[[!comment format=mdwn username="joey" subject="""comment 2""" date="2016-10-26T17:53:23Z" content=""" The behavior your comment describes is only the case with v5 repoitories in indirect mode. With v5 direct mode repositories and with the newer v6 repository format, `git annex unannex` is able to safely handle files that have been added and not committed yet. """]]