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using Amazon S3 with DEEP ARCHIVE and GLACIER Posted Mon Dec 8 20:47:39 2025 peer to peer network with iroh Posted Mon Nov 3 19:29:57 2025 Friends - Connecting Projects to Share Files Posted Sun Oct 5 19:26:43 2025by Spencer computing annexed files Posted Wed Mar 12 17:42:55 2025 Recovering from corrupted encrypted GITBUNDLE file Posted Fri Jan 17 11:11:50 2025 client side upload to a special remote Posted Wed Oct 30 17:57:07 2024 smart http server Posted Mon Jul 29 15:25:29 2024 clusters Posted Thu Jun 27 19:44:18 2024 storing a git repository on any special remote Posted Thu May 30 17:26:45 2024 redacting history by converting git files to annexed Posted Sat Feb 10 16:50:02 2024 using nested git repositories Posted Thu Jan 13 18:08:24 2022 Using git-annex on NTFS with WSL1 Posted Fri Oct 22 22:13:45 2021 enable tor on nixos Posted Tue Aug 24 04:43:35 2021 cloning a repository privately Posted Fri Apr 23 18:54:30 2021 using borg for efficient storage of old annexed files Posted Mon Dec 28 21:05:12 2020 using git-annex from your program Posted Wed Sep 16 17:03:37 2020 using Backblaze B2 Posted Thu Mar 5 02:33:30 2020 using Google Drive Posted Thu Mar 5 02:33:30 2020 using Hubic Posted Thu Mar 5 02:33:30 2020 finding which file matches a key Posted Mon Oct 21 15:40:54 2019 multiple remotes accessing the same data store Posted Mon Oct 14 20:09:23 2019 storing data in git-lfs Posted Mon Aug 5 17:44:42 2019 android sync with adb Posted Tue Apr 9 22:01:16 2019 Using git-worktree with annex Posted Wed Nov 28 09:02:10 2018 hiding missing files Posted Sat Oct 20 18:23:29 2018 local caching of annexed files Posted Wed Aug 1 19:35:58 2018 hashdeep integration Posted Mon Jun 18 12:45:31 2018 install on Android in Termux Posted Wed Apr 25 17:50:16 2018 Announcing recastex - (re)podcast from your annex Posted Fri Apr 6 06:51:34 2018 Splitting a git-annex repository Posted Mon Apr 24 13:29:23 2017 Faster bash autocompletion with big annex repos Posted Fri Apr 14 20:19:29 2017 semi-synchronized remotes Posted Mon Mar 27 16:23:13 2017 using signed git commits Posted Mon Feb 27 20:12:00 2017 making a remote repo update when changes are pushed to it Posted Fri Feb 17 19:44:11 2017 mc menu integration Posted Tue Jan 31 16:53:56 2017 antipatterns Posted Tue Jan 17 19:22:48 2017 peer to peer network with tor Posted Wed Dec 7 19:51:20 2016 a gui for metadata operations Posted Mon Dec 5 19:34:54 2016 Systemd unit Posted Tue Nov 8 10:10:10 2016 git-annex extensions for ranger, the file manager Posted Sat Aug 6 22:17:56 2016 playlist fetch Posted Thu Mar 31 14:52:42 2016 centralised repository: starting from nothing Posted Sat Mar 12 16:58:09 2016 annex.largefiles: configuring mixed content repositories Posted Tue Feb 2 20:51:22 2016 Accessing files in bare remotes without git-annex Posted Tue Jan 12 00:32:29 2016 Decrypting files in special remotes without git-annex Posted Fri Jan 8 07:38:00 2016 unlocked files Posted Sun Dec 27 21:18:51 2015 get git-annex-shell into PATH Posted Sun Aug 9 22:09:28 2015 git-annex on NFS Posted Fri Jul 17 22:14:23 2015 Repositories with large number of files Posted Wed Jun 17 08:28:13 2015 public Amazon S3 remote Posted Fri Jun 5 20:39:24 2015 disabling a special remote Posted Sun May 31 16:26:23 2015 transmission integration Posted Mon Jan 5 20:12:56 2015 publishing your files to the public Posted Fri Nov 28 18:00:45 2014 deleting unwanted files Posted Mon Oct 13 22:15:12 2014 dumb metadata extraction from xbmc Posted Sun Aug 10 23:32:46 2014 Bup repositories in git-annex Posted Tue Aug 5 20:14:25 2014 ZSH completion Posted Tue May 27 22:45:19 2014 file manager integration Posted Sat Mar 22 19:52:10 2014 automatically adding metadata Posted Sun Mar 2 22:01:07 2014 remote webapp setup Posted Sat Mar 1 02:39:06 2014 metadata driven views Posted Wed Feb 19 21:39:58 2014 Shamir secret sharing and git-annex Posted Fri Jan 24 04:50:52 2014 Synology NAS and git annex Posted Thu Jan 2 06:41:07 2014 Crude Windows Sync Posted Thu Nov 21 12:37:48 2013 The perfect preferred content settings for my android phone Posted Sat Nov 16 08:36:21 2013 recovering from a corrupt git repository Posted Mon Nov 11 05:35:43 2013 offline archive drives Posted Sun Sep 22 20:46:11 2013 shared git annex directory between multiple users Posted Tue Sep 10 23:13:59 2013 migrating two seperate disconnected directories to git annex Posted Tue Sep 10 18:11:46 2013 fully encrypted git repositories with gcrypt Posted Sun Sep 8 19:48:41 2013 imapannex Posted Thu Aug 15 21:19:50 2013 Git annex and Calibre Posted Tue Aug 13 16:30:17 2013 beware of SSD wear when doing fsck on large special remotes Posted Wed Jul 31 04:39:21 2013 downloading podcasts Posted Sun Jul 28 20:58:26 2013 yet another simple disk usage like utility Posted Fri Jul 12 19:28:09 2013 Delay Assistant Startup on Login Posted Fri Jun 21 14:18:36 2013 owncloudannex Posted Sat Jun 1 08:42:56 2013 skydriveannex Posted Mon May 27 21:26:21 2013 dropboxannex Posted Sun May 26 22:32:11 2013 flickrannex Posted Wed May 22 20:42:13 2013 megaannex Posted Tue May 21 17:28:09 2013 Using Git-annex as a web browsing assistant Posted Thu Apr 11 07:27:14 2013 replacing Sparkleshare or dvcs-autosync with the assistant Posted Fri Mar 29 21:06:36 2013 Building git-annex on Debian OR %¤#"¤%&"# Haskell! Posted Wed Mar 13 00:58:31 2013 using Google Cloud Storage Posted Fri Jan 25 23:10:35 2013 How to retroactively annex a file already in a git repo Posted Mon Dec 17 16:43:34 2012 Decentralized repository behind a Firewall Posted Fri Nov 30 14:38:42 2012 using Amazon Glacier Posted Tue Nov 20 20:43:58 2012 setup a public repository on a web site Posted Thu Sep 27 22:39:45 2012 emacs integration Posted Fri Aug 31 02:07:31 2012 using box.com as a special remote Posted Sun Mar 4 14:49:28 2012 using assume-unstages to speed up git with large trees of annexed files Posted Fri Feb 3 20:57:07 2012 visualizing repositories with gource Posted Sat Jan 7 22:13:12 2012 finding duplicate files Posted Fri Dec 23 04:36:25 2011 using git annex with no fixed hostname and optimising ssh Posted Thu Dec 8 22:42:29 2011 using the web as a special remote Posted Tue Nov 8 16:16:02 2011 centralized git repository tutorial Posted Mon Nov 7 17:08:47 2011 automatically getting files on checkout Posted Wed Nov 2 19:09:19 2011 what to do when a repository is corrupted Posted Sat Oct 29 19:41:51 2011 using gitolite with git-annex Posted Mon Oct 17 18:16:05 2011 Internet Archive via S3 Posted Mon Oct 17 17:56:36 2011 migrating data to a new backend Posted Mon Oct 17 17:56:36 2011 powerful file matching Posted Mon Oct 17 17:56:36 2011 recover data from lost+found Posted Mon Oct 17 17:56:36 2011 untrusted repositories Posted Mon Oct 17 17:56:36 2011 using Amazon S3 Posted Mon Oct 17 17:56:36 2011 what to do when you lose a repository Posted Mon Oct 17 17:56:36 2011