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+### Please describe the problem.
+I tried to use `git-annex-fsck --all --from remote` to check files on a special remote, but git-annex did a scan of the local repo instead. If I don't use the `--all` flag, it correctly checks the files on the remote (but just the files in the current checked out branch).
+
+### What steps will reproduce the problem?
+ mkdir repo
+ mkdir special
+ cd repo
+ git init
+ git annex init
+ git annex initremote special type=directory directory=../special encryption=none
+ touch testfile
+ git annex add testfile
+ git annex copy testfile --to special
+ chmod -R +w ../special/*
+ rm -r ../special/*
+ git annex fsck --all --from special # should check special remote but checks local repo instead
+ git diff git-annex^ git-annex # activity log shows that it checked special remote
+ git annex fsck --from special # correctly checks special remote, identifies missing file
+
+
+### What version of git-annex are you using? On what operating system?
+6.20161012 on Ubuntu 16.10
+
+### Have you had any luck using git-annex before?
+Yes, it's been very helpful for managing large files between laptops, desktops, external storage, and remote storage.
+