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 My dot-files (.bash_profile etc.)
 
-Install with ```./install.sh```
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+Install with ```./install.sh```
+
+
+### Troubleshooting
+If you run update and get a merge conflict for dots, you can reset your installation by running these commands in the dots-repo:
+```sh
+# fetch from the default remote, origin
+git fetch
+# reset your current branch (master) to origin's master
+git reset --hard origin/master
+# Reinstall dots
+./install.sh
+```