FWIW, I had trouble restoring backup copies of the repo. I found there were subfolders which weren't backed up because they were empty and their absence failed the repo integrity. IIRC I got round it by recreating the folders.
On Saturday, 19 December 2020 at 8:37:17 am UTC+10 [email protected] wrote: > Hi Tobias, > > It is nice to know that I'm not the only one that has been living the same > situation. Here's the answer to your question. > - Are you sure that the backup was complete? > I think so, because of the size of the svn-repository folder which > was 873meg, after the restore the size is the same. I think my error I did > not use SVNAdmin hotcopy <SVN-Repository Folder>, to do a backup, I have > used the explorer backup > - Are you sure that the restore of the backup was fully done? > I'm pretty sure, because of the size. > - What SVN server do you use? > I have used Tortoise SVN as a server-based repo to access the folder > from the desktop to the laptop SVN-Repository folder, > > Thank you Tobias for your help, > Robert > > > Le vendredi 18 décembre 2020 à 01 h 34 min 45 s UTC-5, Tobias Knauss a > écrit : > >> [email protected] schrieb am Sonntag, 13. Dezember 2020 um 04:16:05 >> UTC+1: >> >>> This is regarding TortoiseSVN missing revisions history when looking up >>> the working copies' show log. >>> >>> After a reinstallation of windows on both computers and restoring the >>> repository with the working copies from my back up, I’ve lost the latest >>> SVN revisions. >>> >>> My question, is there a way to restore the subversion revisions that I >>> do not see, or it will be forever lost? >>> >>> For the environment, as a single developer SVN working copies on a >>> desktop and a laptop; the working copies are committed to one repository on >>> the laptop. >>> >>> I’ve read in the ebook, “svn-book.pdf” which is very good. We can >>> recuperate files that were deleted; I imagine there is a way to get the >>> subversion in sync with the current state. >>> >>> Thank you, Robert >>> >> >> I am not a developer of Tortoise SVN, but just a user. >> However, I would like to support you if possible since I once encountered >> a similar situation as you are in. >> You wrote that you have restored a backup of the repository. This brings >> up several questions: >> - Are you sure that the backup was complete? >> - Are you sure that the restore of the backup was fully done? >> - What SVN server do you use? Is it a file-based repo, created by TSVN, >> or a server-based repo, hosted by software like "Subversion Edge" or >> "Visual SVN Server"? >> >> In my situation, I created and restored a backup in SVN Edge, but the >> restore was incomplete (because of some failures in SVN Edge, being unable >> to handle some kind of line-breaks in log messages, see >> https://stackoverflow.com/questions/10279222/how-can-i-fix-the-svn-import-line-endings-error/). >> >> The restore finished, but it was incomplete. Maybe you are in a similar >> situation: Your repo may be half-restored, thus missing the revisions you >> are looking for. >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TortoiseSVN" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tortoisesvn/0ab47823-d32c-4df7-bac2-716d4abd5be2n%40googlegroups.com.
