We have the correct symlink: $ ls -lh Sita_Sings_the_Blues_480p_2150kbps.mp4 lrwxrwxrwx 1 user user 204 Apr 8 20:22 Sita_Sings_the_Blues_480p_2150kbps.mp4 -> .git/annex/objects/6q/Wz/SHA256E-s1463013630--2a18a317a536d8e2d28e7916a45a007679b7192102a71067de488c9faa6aab45.mp4/SHA256E-s1463013630--2a18a317a536d8e2d28e7916a45a007679b7192102a71067de488c9faa6aab45.mp4 The object is in place: $ ls -lh .git/annex/objects/6q/Wz/SHA256E-s1463013630--2a18a317a536d8e2d28e7916a45a007679b7192102a71067de488c9faa6aab45.mp4/SHA256E-s1463013630--2a18a317a536d8e2d28e7916a45a007679b7192102a71067de488c9faa6aab45.mp4 -r-------- 1 user user 1,4G Dec 28 2010 .git/annex/objects/6q/Wz/SHA256E-s1463013630--2a18a317a536d8e2d28e7916a45a007679b7192102a71067de488c9faa6aab45.mp4/SHA256E-s1463013630--2a18a317a536d8e2d28e7916a45a007679b7192102a71067de488c9faa6aab45.mp4 Now I move the symlink, which becomes broken: $ mv Sita_Sings_the_Blues_480p_2150kbps.mp4 Videos/ I try to fix the symlink: $ git annex sync $ git annex fix Videos/Sita_Sings_the_Blues_480p_2150kbps.mp4 But it stays broken: $ ls -lh Videos/Sita_Sings_the_Blues_480p_2150kbps.mp4 lrwxrwxrwx 1 user user 204 Apr 8 20:22 Videos/Sita_Sings_the_Blues_480p_2150kbps.mp4 -> .git/annex/objects/6q/Wz/SHA256E-s1463013630--2a18a317a536d8e2d28e7916a45a007679b7192102a71067de488c9faa6aab45.mp4/SHA256E-s1463013630--2a18a317a536d8e2d28e7916a45a007679b7192102a71067de488c9faa6aab45.mp4 Ah, when I try to `git mv Sita_Sings_the_Blues_480p_2150kbps.mp4 Videos/`, I am warned that the link is not under version control. How did the symlink get made in the first place, if not by git-annex? It should be known, right? After I `git annex add`, I can `git mv` and then `git annex fix`. How did I get into the state where I have a symlink pointing at an imported object, which is not under version control?