You can also do this via the repo-browser - then it's pretty explicit as you just RMB->Update... on a specific folder in the repo.
Also one thing worth considering is checking out below the "trunk" area and then switching between various branches - can save a ton of network traffic and directories selected on one branch are always there when you switch to a different one (good when merging to avoid missing target errors etc) On Wednesday, July 28, 2021 at 5:44:17 PM UTC+2 Stefan wrote: > On Tuesday, July 27, 2021 at 9:45:52 PM UTC+2 [email protected] wrote: > >> So we have a large repository and I usually just checkout from the top >> and select only the trunk and branches I am interested in using in working >> directories. >> >> Then I sometimes right click my branches folder and choose "Update to >> revision..." and click "Choose Items..." to add new branches to my working >> directory. >> >> The issue I find is that when I check a new branch or folder from the >> Update to revision and Choose Items dialogs, it seems to just randomly >> select other folders to pull down from the repo which is EXTREMELY >> undesirable because it is often a LOT of files that I am not interested in. >> >> No matter how carefully I try to use this feature, it randomly selects >> too many other folders. >> >> Is this a bug or am I misusing the Update to Revision feature? >> >> If I am misusing the feature is there a better way to select additional >> folders to add to my working directory >> > > It's hard to say what's going on from your description. If you had a > specific case that always happens then maybe we could figure out what's > wrong. > But a description of "just randomly select other folders" does not really > help. > > Do you have folders included with svn:externals ? If so, are those > "randomly selected folders" maybe those externals? > > -- 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/52623000-2641-44df-bf4a-e48e591fae7dn%40googlegroups.com.
