Re: 1.7 Context Menus are Missing From Files

On 19 October 2011 14:18, Andy Adler <AndyAdler_at_liquidamber.com> wrote:

> Here's what happened:
>
> 1. I had a working system for years using Tortoise SVN. (Windows 7
> currently.)
>
> 2. I upgraded to 1.7: uninstalled 1.6 (32 bit) and uninstalled 1.6 (64
> bit), installed 1.7.
>
> 3. I checked out a clean copy of my source tree and converted to the new
> format.
>
> 4. I could see context menus when I right clicked directories, but not
> files. I could update and commit as long as I used the commands on the
> directories. I could not do anything, for example adding a single file was
> not possible in this arrangement.
>
> 5. I uninstalled 1.7 and reinstalled 1.6 (32) and 1.6 (64).
>
> 6. Context menus were still missing.
>

Because you now have a working copy in 1.7 format, which cannot be used by
1.6 clients. You need a fresh checkout.

>
> 7. I used Windows System Restore to revert to a time prior to the upgrade
> and not surprisingly everything works once again.
>
> That probably reverted your 1.7 working copy to the previously present 1.6
working copy

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Regards,
Jean-Marc
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