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On 4/8/2010 4:50 PM, Frédéric Bron wrote:
>> Therefore, this build turns those features back on.
>> However, it means that this version does assume that you are not using
>> FAT or FAT32 to hold your repositories, since they do not store file
>> permissions very accurately.
>
> So I have stopped updating cygwin since the first time this message
> appears because I am using git on FAT32 usb hard drives. What should
> be the issues I could get?
> I am using FAT32 because I have never been able to use ntfs without
> permission problems when using the hard disk on another computer. What
> else could I do?

Switch to NTFS and set the permissions you need where you need them
to the well-known SID of world/Everyone?  See:

<http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa379649%28VS.85%29.aspx>

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A: Yes.
> Q: Are you sure?
>> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation.
>>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email?

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