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Re: Error on checkout, update, etc. SVN complains that entries file already exists

From: Frank Gruman <fgatwork_at_verizon.net>
Date: 2005-11-11 15:04:15 CET

Joshua Varner wrote:
> On 11/9/05, Mitch Christow <mitch@christow.org> wrote:
>
>>
>> Hi there,
>>
>>
>>
>> I have recently installed subversion on a windows XP (SP2) computer and use
>> the software in local mode, meaning the repository is on the local file
>> system. Recently I erased my entire working directory and attempted to
>> perform a clean checkout. I received the following error message:
>>
>>
>>
>> Error: Can't move 'C:\Projects\SJM\.svn\tmp\entries' to
>>
>> Error: 'C:\Projects\SJM\.svn\entries': Cannot create a file when that file
>> already
>>
>> Error: exists.
>>
>>
>>
Perhaps you deleted only the visible files. Unless you have
specifically told the OS to look for them, you may not have removed the
.svn directory structure that existed in there.

Try opening Explorer (My Computer) > Tools > Folder Options > View >
Hidden Files and Folders > Show Hidden Files and Folders.

Regards,
Frank
Received on Fri Nov 11 15:12:17 2005

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