diff --git a/hgext/largefiles/basestore.py b/hgext/largefiles/basestore.py
--- a/hgext/largefiles/basestore.py
+++ b/hgext/largefiles/basestore.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class StoreError(Exception):
         self.detail = detail
 
     def longmessage(self):
-        return (_("error getting %s from %s for %s: %s\n") %
+        return (_("error getting id %s from url %s for file %s: %s\n") %
                  (self.hash, self.url, self.filename, self.detail))
 
     def __str__(self):
diff --git a/tests/test-largefiles-cache.t b/tests/test-largefiles-cache.t
--- a/tests/test-largefiles-cache.t
+++ b/tests/test-largefiles-cache.t
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ but there is no cache file for it.  So, 
 
   $ hg update
   getting changed largefiles
-  error getting 7f7097b041ccf68cc5561e9600da4655d21c6d18 from file:$TESTTMP/mirror for large: can't get file locally (glob)
+  error getting id 7f7097b041ccf68cc5561e9600da4655d21c6d18 from url file:$TESTTMP/mirror for file large: can't get file locally (glob)
   0 largefiles updated, 0 removed
   1 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
   $ hg status
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ Update working directory to tip, again.
 
   $ hg update
   getting changed largefiles
-  error getting 7f7097b041ccf68cc5561e9600da4655d21c6d18 from file:$TESTTMP/mirror for large: can't get file locally (glob)
+  error getting id 7f7097b041ccf68cc5561e9600da4655d21c6d18 from url file:$TESTTMP/mirror for file large: can't get file locally (glob)
   0 largefiles updated, 0 removed
   1 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
   $ hg status
diff --git a/tests/test-largefiles.t b/tests/test-largefiles.t
--- a/tests/test-largefiles.t
+++ b/tests/test-largefiles.t
@@ -916,15 +916,15 @@ The error messages go away if repo 'b' i
   M sub/normal4
   M sub2/large6
   saved backup bundle to $TESTTMP/d/.hg/strip-backup/f574fb32bb45-backup.hg (glob)
-  error getting eb7338044dc27f9bc59b8dd5a246b065ead7a9c4 from file:$TESTTMP/b for large3: can't get file locally (glob)
-  error getting eb7338044dc27f9bc59b8dd5a246b065ead7a9c4 from file:$TESTTMP/b for sub/large4: can't get file locally (glob)
-  error getting eb7338044dc27f9bc59b8dd5a246b065ead7a9c4 from file:$TESTTMP/b for large1: can't get file locally (glob)
-  error getting eb7338044dc27f9bc59b8dd5a246b065ead7a9c4 from file:$TESTTMP/b for sub/large2: can't get file locally (glob)
-  error getting eb7338044dc27f9bc59b8dd5a246b065ead7a9c4 from file:$TESTTMP/b for sub/large2: can't get file locally (glob)
-  error getting 5f78770c0e77ba4287ad6ef3071c9bf9c379742f from file:$TESTTMP/b for large1: can't get file locally (glob)
-  error getting eb7338044dc27f9bc59b8dd5a246b065ead7a9c4 from file:$TESTTMP/b for sub/large2: can't get file locally (glob)
-  error getting 4669e532d5b2c093a78eca010077e708a071bb64 from file:$TESTTMP/b for large1: can't get file locally (glob)
-  error getting 1deebade43c8c498a3c8daddac0244dc55d1331d from file:$TESTTMP/b for sub/large2: can't get file locally (glob)
+  error getting id eb7338044dc27f9bc59b8dd5a246b065ead7a9c4 from url file:$TESTTMP/b for file large3: can't get file locally (glob)
+  error getting id eb7338044dc27f9bc59b8dd5a246b065ead7a9c4 from url file:$TESTTMP/b for file sub/large4: can't get file locally (glob)
+  error getting id eb7338044dc27f9bc59b8dd5a246b065ead7a9c4 from url file:$TESTTMP/b for file large1: can't get file locally (glob)
+  error getting id eb7338044dc27f9bc59b8dd5a246b065ead7a9c4 from url file:$TESTTMP/b for file sub/large2: can't get file locally (glob)
+  error getting id eb7338044dc27f9bc59b8dd5a246b065ead7a9c4 from url file:$TESTTMP/b for file sub/large2: can't get file locally (glob)
+  error getting id 5f78770c0e77ba4287ad6ef3071c9bf9c379742f from url file:$TESTTMP/b for file large1: can't get file locally (glob)
+  error getting id eb7338044dc27f9bc59b8dd5a246b065ead7a9c4 from url file:$TESTTMP/b for file sub/large2: can't get file locally (glob)
+  error getting id 4669e532d5b2c093a78eca010077e708a071bb64 from url file:$TESTTMP/b for file large1: can't get file locally (glob)
+  error getting id 1deebade43c8c498a3c8daddac0244dc55d1331d from url file:$TESTTMP/b for file sub/large2: can't get file locally (glob)
   0 additional largefiles cached
   9 largefiles failed to download
   nothing to rebase
diff --git a/tests/test-lfconvert.t b/tests/test-lfconvert.t
--- a/tests/test-lfconvert.t
+++ b/tests/test-lfconvert.t
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ Ensure the abort message is useful if a 
   $ rm largefiles-repo/.hg/largefiles/*
   $ hg lfconvert --to-normal issue3519 normalized3519
   initializing destination normalized3519
-  error getting 2e000fa7e85759c7f4c254d4d9c33ef481e459a7 from file:$TESTTMP/largefiles-repo for large: can't get file locally (glob)
+  error getting id 2e000fa7e85759c7f4c254d4d9c33ef481e459a7 from url file:$TESTTMP/largefiles-repo for file large: can't get file locally (glob)
   abort: missing largefile 'large' from revision d4892ec57ce212905215fad1d9018f56b99202ad
   [255]