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

I've hit this in the past and found no working solution except the "nuclear option" (i.e. delete the directory and re-checkout).

Not sure if this is your problem, but my corruption was being caused by an on-access virus scanner on the same machine as SVN server.