Is there a way to exclude large files or certain file types from an SVN update?

Question

Just wondering if its possible to exclude large files or certian file types from an SVN update?

I ask because I am doing a checkout from home, but we have got several large .flv files in trunk which I do not need at this time and I would like to save the bandwidth.

I am using Tortoise SVN.

Any ideas?

Answer 1

Use Subversion 1.5 on your client and make use of Sparse Checkouts. This will only work if you can ensure all of the large files are in the same place.

Answer 2

Another option could be to move the .flv files out of trunk so that your updates stay simple.