Using SVN am I obligated to create a new folder and do the checkout without exception?

Question

Refer to my previous question for context: Link

Consider this situation:

1. I upload the source code for my app for the very first time from my Desktop.

2. On my laptop machine, I create a blank folder and do the Checkout.

3. Two days pass and while working on my Desktop I decide to scrap the entire project. I delete everything in the Repo by deleting everything in the folder (in Windows Explorer) and then doing a SVN Commit.

4. My laptop still has the previous version on Hard Drive correct? But when I do an SVN Update (ie. I think it's supposed to delete everything in my folder on my Hard Drive and enable my folder for SVN magic) a couple of files are *downloaded. It's not working as intended, I guess.

   1. I have to create a entirely new folder in Windows Explorer and do the SVN Checkout. Now it's working properly.

Can anyone let me know why this is made this way? SVN Checkout isn't available for an already checked-out folder?

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Answer 1

Did you actually commit the deletes? (You might need to check them in the TortiseSVN interface). It seems like that did not happen correctly; because if it did the update would result in the removal of the files, as you suggest (it seems like you did though, because the later 'Checkout' worked).

Otherwise, the only other option is that the desktop folder you refer to isn't pointing where you think it is (you can do a 'browse repository' to figure out where it points).

Answer 2

Use the TortoiseSVN context menu Delete (in Windows Explorer) and then commit, don't just delete the files using the standard Windows Explorer Delete.