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@@ -210,6 +210,16 @@ case-insensitive check. This corrects for case mismatched filenames in the
'git sparse-checkout set' command to reflect the expected cone in the working
directory.
+When changing the sparse-checkout patterns in cone mode, Git will inspect each
+tracked directory that is not within the sparse-checkout cone to see if it
+contains any untracked files. If all of those files are ignored due to the
+`.gitignore` patterns, then the directory will be deleted. If any of the
+untracked files within that directory is not ignored, then no deletions will
+occur within that directory and a warning message will appear. If these files
+are important, then reset your sparse-checkout definition so they are included,
+use `git add` and `git commit` to store them, then remove any remaining files
+manually to ensure Git can behave optimally.
+
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