I'm using Git Annex Assistant for the first time, trying to get it to mirror a directory of files from my computer to an external USB drive. I've tried setting up the second repo as a "Removable Drive" in the "full backup" repository group. I've also tried putting it in the "client" group. The result is the same, and Assistant doesn't backup any of my files to the external drive.
What I get in the external drive in the directory that should contain the repo are the set of files "annex, objects, refs, config, HEAD" and they are NOT in a .git subdirectory. Aside from this I don't see any of the files Git Annex Assistant says it has synced. As this is my first time using the Assistant, I don't know if this is a bug, or if I'm just using it incorrectly. If anyone knows what is going on here, please share.
Your files should be on the removable drive but the file structure and file names are following git annex logic and is not meant to be human readable.
The default assumption (which I question) is that you will use the removable drive to transfer files between git-annex repositories. So by default you cannot read the files on devices that do not have git-annex installed.
You can configure git-annex to do what you want using the
post-receivehook. It's a bit complicated and might leave git-annex hogging your drive when you wan't to eject it but see the following:The last post on that second link tells you exactly what to put in the
post-receivehook in the .git/hooks folder on your removable drive.