Working copy path 'foo/ABcdef.xyz' does not exist in repository

David Balažic

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May 11, 2021, 10:48:25 AM5/11/21

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Hi!

I get this error when updating a subfolder in my WC:
Working copy path 'foo/ABcdef.xyz' does not exist in repository

The file properties dialog says:
WC Revision: 344
Last changed revision: 344 17:02:32, Monday, 24 February 2020
Node Status: normal
Text Status: normal 16:37:41, Tuesday, 11 May 2021

The log for the folder 'foo' shows:

Revision: 392
Date: Thursday, 18 February 2021 15:34:55

Revision: 389
Date: Tuesday, 8 December 2020 15:16:08

Revision: 373
Date: Tuesday, 19 May 2020 14:47:46

Revision: 321
Date: Monday, 19 August 2019 10:45:45

(and older ones)

There is no revision 344 and the file 'ABcdef.xyz' is not added or
removed in the mentioned revisions (as listed by the Log Messages
window)

Also the repo browser does not show this file present.

I looked if it is a case mixup, but it does not seem so.

The repo is a local one, on my HDD, only one WC, only I use it.

What could cause this?

In january 2021, both the repo and WC were restored from a backup.
Could that be the source of problems?

Anyway, how to go on?
Recheckout the WC? Create new WC?

TortoiseSVN version is 1.14.1 on Windows 10.

Regards,
David

Stefan

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May 11, 2021, 12:48:25 PM5/11/21

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On Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at 4:48:25 PM UTC+2 David Balažic wrote:

The log for the folder 'foo' shows:

Revision: 392
Date: Thursday, 18 February 2021 15:34:55

does the file ABcdef.xyz show up in the log dialog bottom pane somewhere in those revisions?

In january 2021, both the repo and WC were restored from a backup.
Could that be the source of problems?

that depends on how the backup was created and restored.

If you used

svnadmin dump

to create the backup and

svnadmin load

to restore the repo than you should be fine.

Otherwise I recommend to run

svnadmin verify

on the repository, and also

svnadmin recover

As for the WC, a fresh checkout might help.

David Balažic

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May 12, 2021, 5:15:27 AM5/12/21

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On Tuesday, 11 May 2021 at 18:48:25 UTC+2 Stefan wrote:

On Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at 4:48:25 PM UTC+2 David Balažic wrote:
The log for the folder 'foo' shows:

Revision: 392
Date: Thursday, 18 February 2021 15:34:55

does the file ABcdef.xyz show up in the log dialog bottom pane somewhere in those revisions?

No. That is what I meant by "the file 'ABcdef.xyz' is not added or
removed ... (as listed by the Log Messages
window)"

Will try the suggestions.

Regards,

David

David Balažic

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May 12, 2021, 5:28:33 AM5/12/21

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On Tuesday, 11 May 2021 at 18:48:25 UTC+2 Stefan wrote:

On Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at 4:48:25 PM UTC+2 David Balažic wrote:
The log for the folder 'foo' shows:

Revision: 392
Date: Thursday, 18 February 2021 15:34:55

does the file ABcdef.xyz show up in the log dialog bottom pane somewhere in those revisions?

In january 2021, both the repo and WC were restored from a backup.
Could that be the source of problems?
that depends on how the backup was created and restored.
If you used
svnadmin dump
to create the backup and
svnadmin load
to restore the repo than you should be fine.

The repository files were backup up (basically copied) and restored to the same PC after it was reformatted.

Otherwise I recommend to run
svnadmin verify
on the repository, and also
svnadmin recover