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Re: Restoring from old backup

From: Andy Levy <andy.levy_at_gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2010 10:09:19 -0500

On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 09:34, Mauro Condarelli <mc5686_at_mclink.it> wrote:
>  Hi,
> This should be a FAQ, but I didn't find a proper answer, so here I am.
>
> I suffered a crash in my SVN server machine.
> I had a slightly old version of the repository on my backup disks.
> I have a few modified working copies.
>
> I restored the server and the repository.
> All *seemed* ok, but, unfortunately, the latest version of saved repo was
> 99, while the "current" in my working copies is 104.
>
> Now Subclipse (and TortoiseSVN) refuse to Submit my latest copy because
> "version 104 does not exist".
>
> I understand I lost a few steps in the program history, but I would like to
> salvage as much as possible.
> What is the right incantation to achieve that?
>
> I would rather not checkout a fresh copy, move all changes to it and submit
> that, if possible, because it is too error-prone.

That is what you will have to do.
Received on 2010-12-14 16:10:37 CET

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