On 25 August 2012 09:47, Stefan Küng <tortoisesvn_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> On 25.08.2012 10:33, Simon Large wrote:
>> Hi Stefan,
>>
>> I was about to correct the docs for TSVN export which still refer to
>> multiple .svn directories in a working copy. Since 1.7.0 there have
>> been a few questions about why the Export has lost some features and
>> the official answer is that because it is now easy to delete the
>> single .svn directory it simply isn't needed any more. I'd like to
>> suggest a couple of reasons why that is not always the case.
>>
>> 1. Unnecessary copying. Imagine you want to export your 20GB WC to a
>> network drive. Copying that .svn folder will take a lot of time and
>> bandwidth.
>>
>> 2. Explorer not showing hidden files. Maybe I'm in a minority but I
>> use this setting, so copying a WC and deleting the .svn folder now
>> requires extra steps to show hidden folders, delete the .svn folder
>> and then hide hidden folders.
>>
>> Of course these are not really very big issues - I hardly ever use
>> Export myself - but if the code is still there why not make it
>> accessible?
>
> The export functions are still there and work just like before.
> What is missing though is the "Export all here" function that copies the
> whole working copy including all unversioned and ignored files.
>
> If you really want to copy all files somewhere else without copying the
> one .svn folder:
> open the check-for-modifications dialog, check "unmodified" and
> "unversioned" and anything else you like. Hit Ctrl-A to select
> everything, then drag all the files to the folder you like.
OK. Just noticed something else when exporting a WC to itself to
remove the .svn folder. If you right drag a folder onto itself (in the
same pane) then the unversion options doesn't appear - that's a known
issue - and instead you get options to overwrite, rename or cancel.
But the general cancel button at the bottom right of the dialog
doesn't work. Click on that cancel and the export goes ahead.
Simon
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