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RE: TortoiseSVN missing from context menu in Windows 7 "Libraries" folders

From: Bob Archer <Bob.Archer_at_amsi.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 12:14:31 -0400

> 1. In Windows 7, open explorer window and navigate to "Computer".
>
> 2. Click to go to any library in the "Libraries" folder on the left
> side, for instance the "Documents" library folder.
>
> 3. Right-click an empty area in the files list to open a context menu.
> No TortoiseSVN options are available.
>
> 4. Try to expand the "Documents" folder to reveal "My Documents" and
> "Public Documents", which are the two folders that constitute
> "Documents" library in the typical case. The context menu for both
> folders are also missing the TortoiseSVN options.
>
> 5. Now navigate the "My Documents" or "Public Documents" manually, such
> as C:\Users\<My User>\Documents .
> Right-click and now the TortoiseSVN options _are_ available.
>
> This issue seems to affect all library folders when navigating through
> the Libraries folder.
> One can create new library folders, such as a "Repositories" folder with
> links to several folders with repos, but this also have the same issue.
>
>
> This behavior has been confirmed in Windows 7 x64 Professional RC and
> Windows 7 x64 Home RTM versions.
> It is not certain if this is a Windows 7 bug or a TortoiseSVN bug.
>

I thought it was clearly stated that TSVN does not work in libraries because they are not actually folders. However, in an actual folder, even one within a library it will work.

BOb

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