Tortoise SVN importing into repository but not updating the folder icon

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I'm using Tortoise SVN to connect to java.net repositories. I used Tortoise SVN 1.7 to import a project (a folder) into the {base_repository_url}/projectFolderName repository.

It imported all the content into the folder onto the folder on the repository, but in my local machine, still I don't see any special SVN icon on my folder because the .svn folder ain't created inside my project folder.

Secondly, I browsed the repository but the project folder has been successfully imported. Am I doing something wrong, or is there a bug in Tortoise SVN 1.7 which even after importing the folder don't create the .svn folder inside it and hence again right-clicking on the same project folder gives you the option to Import Again, which you cannot do definitely since the project has already been imported and re-trying gives you an error.

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Commented Nov 29, 2012 at 8:38 — Lazy Badger
– Lazy Badger, Commented Nov 29, 2012 at 8:38

Lazy Badger · Accepted Answer · 2012-11-29 08:42:56Z

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Icon overlays will appear (if enabled) only on Working Copy objects
When your import some unversioned tree, you add it to Repository
Importing tree doesn't convert tree into versioned Working Copy
In order to work with data in Repository, you have to checkout from Repository into another, previously empty, directory, which become Working Copy (with overlays) after it

answered Nov 29, 2012 at 8:42

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coding_idiot Over a year ago

Thanks, I got it. I first imported the project and then check-out the same project onto the same folder and now it became the Working Copy (with overlays)

Adrian Shum · Accepted Answer · 2012-11-29 08:27:57Z

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If I remember correctly, importing a directory doesn't make your local directory become a working copy. You need to checkout again. So it is by-design not working as what you are expecting.

answered Nov 29, 2012 at 8:27

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pmod · Accepted Answer · 2012-11-29 08:47:39Z

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From Importing Data Into A Repository chapter:

The folder imported does not become a working copy. You have to do a checkout to copy the files back from the server.

That is why you don't see .svn folders. Is that right or wrong depends on what are you going to do with the project files. To contribute for the project you need to use Checkout menu command. See here

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answered Nov 29, 2012 at 8:40

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