svn update is not updating!!

Question

I want svn update to overwrite my local file with the files from the server, even if my local files have modifications, I want to throw them away and use the version that's on the remote repository.

How do I do that? I tried svn update --force but it doesn't work.

Update:

Thanks for the answers, so I'm using revert like this:

svn revert . -R

Is this how I'm supposed to use it? is it safe? I have a git repository in the same pace and I don't want svn to corrupt my .git for me!

Answer 1

Use "Revert" instead.

Answer 2

You should use SVN revert. This would revert the files in your working copy to their original state. For more information and examples check the svn book here: http://svnbook.red-bean.com/en/1.1/re25.html

Answer 3

You have to revert your modifications, and if necessary do an update after that.

Answer 4

use svn revert

Answer 5

By the way, that's actually a feature of SVN. It will never overwrite any of your modifications when updating (unless you explicitly throw them away using revert.

Answer 6

Worst case, delete the contents of your working copy (excluding the .svn folder) and do an update.

Answer 7

Yea but what if it's the root folder... then I have to literally delete the entire folder and redownload my entire repo. Takes forever down here in South Africa.