The safe and easy way that I would do is write a simple script that 'zip'
the whole repo into a zipped file like 20040929_repo.zip
----- Original Message -----
From: "Johan Kouwenberg" <jazekerhe@hotmail.com>
To: <users@subversion.tigris.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2004 8:19 AM
Subject: Backup of repositories
> Hello all,
>
> What is the best way to create backups of repositories? I want to create
> backups of my repos. on a weekly base, but I don't know how to do it
> correctly. Is simply copying the root directory (subdirectories included
> ofcourse) enough? I want my backups to contain *all* information
(versions,
> branches, ...), so it's identical to the original one, and I want them to
be
> correct for upcoming, future releases (so new releases are backwars
> compatible with my backups, so I can continune using them even within, for
> example, 10 years; nothing as irritating as backups which can't be used
> anymore because the current version doesn't support them anymore).
>
> I'm using windows XP with suversion 1.0.8. (by the way, why did the .exe
> installear dissapear from the download page? It was there yesterday, but
i's
> gone now!)
>
> Thanks a lot,
>
> --
> Johan
>
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