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  Fri Feb 27 07:37:55 2026 -0800
forceTwoBit has been on by default for a decade, we have no assemblies with .nib files anymore, email from Michael Hiller

diff --git src/product/ex.hg.conf src/product/ex.hg.conf
index 92c9e691ae7..73f05b91977 100644
--- src/product/ex.hg.conf
+++ src/product/ex.hg.conf
@@ -600,36 +600,30 @@
 # Path from cgi-bin to the thumbnail directory as seen from
 # the web (default is ../trash/hgPS).
 #sessionThumbnail.webPath=../trash/hgPS
 # System path to Imagemagick convert executable, in case it's not
 # in Apache's path.
 #sessionThumbnail.convertPath=/usr/bin/convert
 # Suppress creation of thumbnails and associated warnings.  Must
 # be set to "on" to disable thumbnail creation.
 #sessionThumbnail.suppress=on
 
 # deactivate the hgMirror CGI on this machine
 # hgMirror is currently only supported on the GBIB VirtualMachine
 # default is 0
 # allowHgMirror=1
 
-# use 2bit files instead of nib. This is only relevant in failover mode
-# e.g. on GBIB/GBIC on-line modes.  and for very old assemblies. 
-# Only the assemblies dm1, cb1, hg16, and sacCer1 default to using .nib
-# files. Default is no.
-# forceTwoBit=yes
-
 # Turn off option to save blat results as a custom track. Default is on.
 # useBlatBigPsl=off
 
 # number of sequences allowed to submit to on-line blat, default is 25
 # hgBlat.maxSequenceCount=25
 
 # use a database other than hgFixed for the location of genbank table like gbCdnaInfo
 # genbankDb=hgFixed
 
 # use a table other than clade to hold the mappings from clades to their labels
 # cladeTableName=clade
 #
 # use a table other than genomeClade to hold the mappings from genome to clade
 # genomeCladeTableName=genomeClade
 #