Tortoise delete a branch

Question

Hallo all,

I'm new to tortoise. In order to avoid any unexpected consequence, I'd like ask for your tips on deleting a branch:

1. Could I simply delete the working copy of the branch and the folder in the repository?
2. Should the local working copy of the branch first be deleted, or the branch folder thru the repository browser be removed?

Regards, John

Answer 1

The SVN book ("Version Control with Subversion") explains how to delete and restore branches.

Although it suggests remote deletion like

$ svn delete http://svn.example.com/repos/calc/branches/my-calc-branch \
  -m "Removing obsolete branch of calc project."

you could also do it locally (with the TortoiseSVN > Delete command).

As mentioned in the book, you can always restore branches, so you won't get any unexpected consequences.

Answer 2

Right click on any folder, select "Repo-browser" and find your branch on the left panel. From there, you can issue a "Delete" command directly on the repository.

As far as I know, you cannot issue a delete command on the top folder of the working copy, probably because that would effectively destroy the working copy.