Hi,
A developer from our office accidentally deleted the Repository from the Visual SVN server.
Every developer in the office has a copy of the files, so I'm not worried about the files. What I want to recover is the changes log.
Can this be done?
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A:
Yes. Restore it from your backup. You do keep backups, right?
Adam Crossland
2009-12-23 17:15:51
+1 for this, without backups you will most definitely be up a creek without a paddle especially for your source!
Rippo
2009-12-23 17:22:14
And find out how someone managed to accidentally delete the repository. I think you might have to secure that a bit better.
Timo Geusch
2009-12-23 17:25:19
I agree, backups should be in place, but as someone else set this up, I am certain they do not exist. At least, how could I setup backups, henceforth?
Theofanis Pantelides
2009-12-23 17:25:22
Theo, the backup solution that is best for your situation depends entirely on the details of your situation. There is no one answer that will work for you. I would advise contacting a local system administration consulting practice with a good reputation to set something up for you.At a minimum, you need weekly full backups and daily incremental with off-site storage of the backup media.
Adam Crossland
2009-12-23 17:51:54
OK I wrote a quick batch file, to take a new backup once a day, so at least, worst case we can go back a day.Thank you Adam, and everyone else
Theofanis Pantelides
2009-12-23 18:00:58
Make sure you know how to backup a live SVN repository too. Don't just copy the files. Look into `svnadmin hotcopy` and `svnsync`.
Craig McQueen
2009-12-23 23:43:33