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+[[!comment format=mdwn
+ username="gioele@678b7c03f524f2669b179b603f65352fcc16774e"
+ nickname="gioele"
+ avatar="http://cdn.libravatar.org/avatar/366dbda84e78aff8a8a070622aeb63ce"
+ subject="comment 7"
+ date="2023-04-01T11:06:25Z"
+ content="""
+> I wonder if there are other situations where modifications can prevent checkout of the updated adjusted branch?
+>
+>> I clearly remember seeing something similar when a sync failed due a non-recoverable network failure. Unfortunately I have no logs from that day.
+>
+>>> Weird, I don't see how a network failure could lead in that direction.
+
+All I remember is that the command that was running was `git annex sync --content`.
+
+Perhaps the fact that `annex.alwayscommit = false` was set made a difference.
+
+
+"""]]