Re: Cleanup failure

Lars Zeb wrote:
> I am using TortoiseSVN 1.5.2 bld 13595 on Windows XP SP3.
>
> I committed 9 files at once. At the end of the commit, I got a long,
> multi-line message in red about a failure, something to do with
> prop-base. Of course, I didn't write it down. When I Check for
> Modifications now, I see there is still one of the 9 files still there,
> in Add status.
>
> When I try to commit, it says Working copy '...' locked, Please execute
> Cleanup command. I try, but it says Cleanup failed to process the
> following paths: xxxx. When I try to Release the lock, it says There's
> nothing to unlock.
>
> It turns out that the lone remaining, apparently uncommitted file shows
> up in the Log as having been committed!

You can check the error message in the action log:
Settings dialog->Saved data->Action log->Show

> What can I do to resolve the problem, and more importantly, what can I
> do to keep from getting into this trouble?

Depending on the exact error message, most likely the only way to
recover from this is to delete that particular folder, then update its
parent folder to get it back.

Stefan

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