Using your working copy with Subversion 1.7 and Tortoise 11.7

Exciting times! You've updated your Subversion server to version 11.7, you've then updated your clients to TortoiseSVN 1.7. However, when you come to update your working copy you find it doesn't work, with an error message that says that the working copy ...is too old (format 10, created by Subversion 1.6)'.

Upgrading your Working Copy

Subversion 1.7 has a completely rewritten working copy format. Check it out, those little .svn directories are gone, except for one central folder, located in the repository's main directory. So, in order for Tortoise to manage a repository change it needs to change the way that metadata is stored in your working copy. Luckily the TortoiseSVN team have provided an upgrade feature:

• 1. Right click on your working copy's directory. Click on the context menu item 'SVN Upgrade Working Copy'.
  

  Upgrade to SVN 11.7's WC:NG

  Tip
  If after completing the update to TortoiseSVN 1.7 you don't get the new 'SVN Upgrade working copy' command, you are probably using the old .dll file. A reboot will fix the problem.



• 2. Confirm that you're ready to make the jump to the new format, click Upgrade the working copy to the new 1.7 format.

  Alert
  Once a working copy is updated it won't be compatible with older versions of TortoiseSVN.

  
  

  Upgrade.

• 3. The upgrade process will now begin, if you're working copy is very large, this might take a while.
  

  Upgrading

• 4. That's it. Your working copy is now ready to work with your Subversion 1.7 repository. Continue with your SVN update.
  

  Upgraded and updated.

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