This page is a place to document tips and techniques for using git-annex.

migrating data to a new backend
Posted Mon Dec 11 16:55:29 2023
unlocked files
Posted Thu Nov 16 23:56:08 2023
Splitting a git-annex repository
Posted Tue Aug 8 16:14:14 2023
downloading podcasts
Posted Fri Jun 9 21:18:26 2023
using the web as a special remote
Posted Fri Jun 9 21:18:26 2023
file manager integration
Posted Tue Jan 3 21:52:41 2023
Using git-annex on NTFS with WSL1
Posted Tue Nov 1 13:11:00 2022
setup a public repository on a web site
Posted Wed Sep 21 18:47:14 2022
using nested git repositories
Posted Wed Jan 19 14:06:40 2022
enable tor on nixos
Posted Mon Aug 30 19:02:09 2021
dropboxannex
Posted Mon Jul 12 17:41:54 2021
cloning a repository privately
Posted Wed Apr 28 12:23:26 2021
fully encrypted git repositories with gcrypt
Posted Wed Apr 14 20:52:57 2021
using Amazon Glacier
Posted Tue Jan 12 14:19:58 2021
hashdeep integration
Posted Mon Dec 14 20:59:41 2020
publishing your files to the public
Posted Sat Dec 5 23:36:26 2020
using git-annex from your program
Posted Mon Oct 5 23:59:50 2020
multiple remotes accessing the same data store
Posted Tue Sep 8 15:01:39 2020
android sync with adb
Posted Tue Aug 11 13:01:28 2020
using Backblaze B2
Posted Tue May 12 16:35:26 2020
megaannex
Posted Sun Mar 8 14:37:15 2020
owncloudannex
Posted Sun Mar 8 14:37:15 2020
using Google Cloud Storage
Posted Sun Mar 8 14:37:15 2020
using Google Drive
Posted Sun Mar 8 14:37:15 2020
using Hubic
Posted Sun Mar 8 14:37:15 2020
Accessing files in bare remotes without git-annex
Posted Wed Feb 26 03:35:44 2020
Git annex and Calibre
Posted Wed Feb 26 03:35:44 2020
deleting unwanted files
Posted Wed Feb 26 03:35:44 2020
disabling a special remote
Posted Wed Feb 26 03:35:44 2020
finding which file matches a key
Posted Wed Feb 26 03:35:44 2020
peer to peer network with tor
Posted Wed Feb 26 03:35:44 2020
storing data in git-lfs
Posted Wed Feb 26 03:35:44 2020
using Amazon S3
Posted Thu May 30 20:14:14 2019
hiding missing files
Posted Tue Mar 26 16:31:05 2019
using box.com as a special remote
Posted Fri Feb 8 19:29:09 2019
Using git-worktree with annex
Posted Mon Dec 3 17:30:00 2018
Internet Archive via S3
Posted Mon Nov 5 19:59:56 2018
install on Android in Termux
Posted Sun Oct 14 00:20:01 2018
antipatterns
Posted Tue Aug 14 19:37:03 2018
local caching of annexed files
Posted Tue Aug 14 19:37:03 2018
public Amazon S3 remote
Posted Wed Aug 8 20:06:13 2018
Using Git-annex as a web browsing assistant
Posted Thu Jul 12 14:59:27 2018
Announcing recastex - (re)podcast from your annex
Posted Tue Apr 17 02:55:47 2018
Faster bash autocompletion with big annex repos
Posted Thu May 25 18:37:09 2017
Repositories with large number of files
Posted Thu May 25 18:37:09 2017
semi-synchronized remotes
Posted Fri Apr 7 15:44:07 2017
using signed git commits
Posted Tue Mar 7 20:09:04 2017
mc menu integration
Posted Thu Feb 9 15:53:53 2017
a gui for metadata operations
Posted Wed Dec 7 18:44:46 2016
Systemd unit
Posted Sun Nov 20 04:32:42 2016
emacs integration
Posted Fri Sep 2 12:21:07 2016
git-annex extensions for ranger, the file manager
Posted Fri Aug 26 18:01:07 2016
playlist fetch
Posted Fri Apr 1 01:37:14 2016
centralised repository: starting from nothing
Posted Thu Mar 17 20:59:22 2016
automatically adding metadata
Posted Tue Mar 1 17:32:38 2016
recover data from lost+found
Posted Mon Nov 16 14:14:43 2015
get git-annex-shell into PATH
Posted Mon Aug 17 11:21:10 2015
centralized git repository tutorial
Posted Tue Jul 28 20:13:51 2015
git-annex on NFS
Posted Tue Jul 28 20:13:51 2015
Synology NAS and git annex
Posted Mon Apr 20 14:55:35 2015
using gitolite with git-annex
Posted Mon Apr 20 14:55:35 2015
Bup repositories in git-annex
Posted Wed Jan 28 23:48:37 2015
Crude Windows Sync
Posted Wed Jan 28 23:48:37 2015
Decentralized repository behind a Firewall
Posted Wed Jan 28 23:48:37 2015
Delay Assistant Startup on Login
Posted Wed Jan 28 23:48:37 2015
Shamir secret sharing and git-annex
Posted Wed Jan 28 23:48:37 2015
ZSH completion
Posted Wed Jan 28 23:48:37 2015
dumb metadata extraction from xbmc
Posted Wed Jan 28 23:48:37 2015
flickrannex
Posted Wed Jan 28 23:48:37 2015
imapannex
Posted Wed Jan 28 23:48:37 2015
metadata driven views
Posted Wed Jan 28 23:48:37 2015
offline archive drives
Posted Wed Jan 28 23:48:37 2015
powerful file matching
Posted Wed Jan 28 23:48:37 2015
recovering from a corrupt git repository
Posted Wed Jan 28 23:48:37 2015
remote webapp setup
Posted Wed Jan 28 23:48:37 2015
skydriveannex
Posted Wed Jan 28 23:48:37 2015
transmission integration
Posted Wed Jan 28 23:48:37 2015
what to do when a repository is corrupted
Posted Wed Jan 28 23:48:37 2015
yet another simple disk usage like utility
Posted Wed Jan 28 23:48:37 2015
what to do when you lose a repository
Posted Fri Sep 7 02:17:03 2012
automatically getting files on checkout
Posted Fri Jul 6 00:05:56 2012
finding duplicate files
Posted Fri Jul 6 00:05:56 2012
untrusted repositories
Posted Fri Jul 6 00:05:56 2012
visualizing repositories with gource
Posted Fri Jul 6 00:05:56 2012