How can I restore svn control if the .svn folder has been damaged?

Question

I\'ve got a couple large checkouts where the .svn folder has become damaged so I\'m getting and error, \"Cleanup failed to process the following path..\" And I can no longer com

Answer 1

If you know which folder has the damaged .svn directory, you can just delete that one directory and run an svn update again. You may have to delete the whole directory including its current contents. Of course, if the folder with the damaged .svn directory is the one containing a gigabyte, then you're back where you started.