### Please describe the problem. Trying to `git annex copy` to an rsync special remote with the -J flag fails with a lot of errors. (And is slow without it). ### What steps will reproduce the problem? $ git annex copy --to rsync-remote -J2 ### What version of git-annex are you using? On what operating system? 5.20150710-g8fd7052 on Ubuntu. ### Please provide any additional information below. [[!format sh """ $ git annex copy --to freenas-rsync -J2 E: file has vanished: "/media/depot/annex/.git/annex/tmp/rsynctmp/29637/caa/2d1/SHA256E-s4244--4ec1ea09c7605a589a9bf6cd927e96737c512d17d8053cbfaf0dcd364702400c.txt/SHA256E-s4244--4ec1ea09c7605a589a9bf6cd927e96737c512d17d8053cbfaf0dcd364702400c.txt" E: rsync warning: some files vanished before they could be transferred (code 24) at main.c(1183) [sender=3.1.1] E: rsync: change_dir "/media/depot/annex//.git/annex/tmp/rsynctmp/29637" failed: No such file or directory (2) E: rsync error: some files/attrs were not transferred (see previous errors) (code 23) at main.c(1183) [sender=3.1.1] .git/annex/tmp/rsynctmp/29637/c17: removeDirectory: does not exist (No such file or directory) .git/annex/tmp/rsynctmp/29637: getDirectoryContents: does not exist (No such file or directory) .git/annex/tmp/rsynctmp/29637/67e: removeLink: does not exist (No such file or directory) .git/annex/tmp/rsynctmp/29637: getDirectoryContents: does not exist (No such file or directory) .git/annex/tmp/rsynctmp/29637: getDirectoryContents: does not exist (No such file or directory) .git/annex/tmp/rsynctmp/29637/49e/833: removeLink: inappropriate type (Is a directory) ^C J1 hangs a long time: $ git annex copy --to freenas-rsync -J1 ^C Works without J flag: $ git annex copy --to freenas-rsync copy GarageBand/._.DS_Store (checking freenas-rsync...) ok copy GarageBand/._My Song.band (checking freenas-rsync...) ok copy GarageBand/._code monkey.band (checking freenas-rsync...) ok copy GarageBand/._first of may.band (checking freenas-rsync...) ok Version: $ git annex version git-annex version: 5.20150710-g8fd7052 build flags: Assistant Webapp Webapp-secure Pairing Testsuite S3 WebDAV Inotify DBus DesktopNotify XMPP DNS Feeds Quvi TDFA key/value backends: SHA256E SHA1E SHA512E SHA224E SHA384E SKEIN256E SKEIN512E MD5E SHA256 SHA1 SHA512 SHA224 SHA384 SKEIN256 SKEIN512 MD5 WORM URL remote types: git gcrypt S3 bup directory rsync web bittorrent webdav tahoe glacier ddar hook external local repository version: 5 supported repository version: 5 upgrade supported from repository versions: 0 1 2 4 Repo config: [remote "freenas-rsync"] annex-rsyncurl = freenas:/mnt/tank/home/jnewsome/annex-rsync-backend annex-uuid = f05581cc-7236-41ed-9db8-49424f863307 """]] > [[fixed|done]] --[[Joey]]