# Git Fetch Orphan Remote ## Metadata **Status**:: #x **Zettel**:: #zettel/fleeting **Created**:: [[2026-07-03]] ## Problem `git fetch _store` hangs (while `git fetch origin` works fine). ## Root Cause Not an SSH problem. `_store` doesn't share recent history with the local repo, so git's fetch negotiation walks the entire local history sending thousands of `have` lines (round after round of `NAK`). That flood is what stalls — the actual data pack is tiny (19 objects). `origin` shares history, finds a common base in the first round, and finishes instantly. ## Fix Skip the `have` negotiation: ``` git -c fetch.negotiationAlgorithm=noop fetch _store ```