[[!comment format=mdwn
 username="yarikoptic"
 avatar="http://cdn.libravatar.org/avatar/f11e9c84cb18d26a1748c33b48c924b4"
 subject="comment 6"
 date="2022-09-22T01:03:18Z"
 content="""
may be it one of those options, in my case - it is just a straight `get` on that single unlocked file:

```
(dandisets) dandi@drogon:/mnt/backup/dandi/dandisets/000026$ git status
On branch draft
Your branch is up to date with 'github/draft'.

nothing to commit, working tree clean
(dandisets) dandi@drogon:/mnt/backup/dandi/dandisets/000026$ cat .dandi/assets.json
/annex/objects/SHA256E-s69507227--6a0a91c4158d316ab8ad9bd8ebf7579b9c3c579e1035c48134246b6a5d2f6f14.json
(dandisets) dandi@drogon:/mnt/backup/dandi/dandisets/000026$ git annex get .dandi/assets.json
get .dandi/assets.json (from dandi-dandisets-dropbox...)
(checksum...) ok
(recording state in git...)
(dandisets) dandi@drogon:/mnt/backup/dandi/dandisets/000026$ git status
On branch draft
Your branch is up to date with 'github/draft'.

Changes not staged for commit:
  (use \"git add <file>...\" to update what will be committed)
  (use \"git restore <file>...\" to discard changes in working directory)
        modified:   .dandi/assets.json

no changes added to commit (use \"git add\" and/or \"git commit -a\")

```
"""]]
