Subversion FAQ

• Why did my commit fail?
  • The most common reason why a commit will fail is due to outdated resources. Run an SVN update on the file(s) that failed to commit. You might experience a conflict here, if you made a change and somebody else did. If so, make sure you resolve any conflicts before committing your changes.
• Why did my update fail?
  • The most common reason why an update will fail is due to a failed cleanup after some other operation. Try to run an SVN cleanup on the directory containing the file(s) that failed to update. If you still can't update, delete (through windows Explorer, NOT through SVN) the problem files before trying to update again (you may need to delete, SVN cleanup, then SVN update). If you made changes to the files you are trying to update, you should copy them elsewhere first. You can copy the files back after the update and then commit (though if you do this, make sure you aren't overwriting some other change that should be left in).