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Asked: 2026-05-28T03:23:49+00:00

I would like to use my USB stick for transferring branches to and from

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I would like to use my USB stick for transferring branches to and from work/home computers (due to network restrictions).

However, when I push to the usb (FAT32) from my desktop (NTFS), I get various errors (error: packfile, fatal: bad object, etc.). The usb git repo was initialised with the “bare” option.

I am assuming that this has something to do with filesystems because that’s what my web searches have suggested. I also tried to pull/push to a different location on my desktop, and that does not throw any errors.

Does anyone know how I can get round this problem?

Thanks.

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  1. Editorial Team

    You could:

    (you can even try to push directly to a bundle on your USB key)

    The idea is to sidestep completely the issue of a different file system by pushing / pull to/from a unique file easy to copy around.

    For mobility/backup purpose, I always have preferred the bundle solution anyway, as in the question “How two laptops can git push/pull to each other with no internet“.

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