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+### Please describe the problem.
+I'm not entirely sure what I did. Maybe add files with weird names and I copied a lot of files with cp -rL
+
+### What steps will reproduce the problem?
+No idea.
+
+### What version of git-annex are you using? On what operating system?
+git-annex version: 8.20210803-g9cae7c5bb
+Archlinux, up to date.
+
+### Please provide any additional information below.
+
+[[!format sh """
+# If you can, paste a complete transcript of the problem occurring here.
+# If the problem is with the git-annex assistant, paste in .git/annex/daemon.log
+
+Basically, everything I do is answered with the error mentioned in the title.
+
+[alex@proliant bannex]$ git annex fix
+[alex@proliant bannex]$ git annex add .
+git-annex: readDirStream: inappropriate type (Bad message)
+[alex@proliant bannex]$ git annex sync
+git-annex: readDirStream: inappropriate type (Bad message)
+[alex@proliant bannex]$ git annex fsck
+git-annex: readDirStream: inappropriate type (Bad message)
+
+
+# End of transcript or log.
+"""]]
+
+### Have you had any luck using git-annex before? (Sometimes we get tired of reading bug reports all day and a lil' positive end note does wonders)
+
+Yes. This is my third attempt at getting git-annex running. Conceptually, I think it's the best thing out there. I've had some success at moving around data. But I tend to end up in these dead ends...