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-<h2>I just renamed or removed a file using the system file manager &ndash; then I remembered I was supposed to do it using the version control tool &ndash; what now?</h2>
+<h2>I just deleted a file using the system file manager &ndash; then remembered I hadn't told the version control tool about it &ndash; what now?</h2>
+
+<p>No problem.</p>
+
+<p>Any files that the version control system knows about but that can't
+be found in your working copy are shown as <b>&ldquo;Missing&rdquo;</b> under &ldquo;My
+work&rdquo;.  All you need to do is:</p>
+
+<p><b>1. Find your file in the &ldquo;Missing&rdquo; list and select it</b></p>
+
+<p><b>2. Click Remove in the toolbar on the left of the window</b></p>
+
+<p>This tells Mercurial that you haven't merely lost the file, but that
+you intended to remove it.  The next time you commit, it will be
+removed from tracking in version control.</p>
+