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John
From my experience, you can just back up and restore the physical repository folder(s) by simply copying it in and out of your main Subversion repository folder.
I've personally got SVN running on Windows Server 2003, and I backup the repositories from my Mac using .Mac Backup over SMB, but I've also just manually copied the Subversion folders to a USB thumb drive as well.
Works great... though your mileage may vary. I definitely suggest you test with a simple test repository first
Mark
What's wrong with backing up the entire repository directory? Is there anything that wouldn't restore correctly?
Danny
I *am* the server admin
I'm using MAS - it's an double-click application that gives you a fully functional Subversion repository hosted with Apache 2.0
I'll assume that by "entire (not incremental) SVN directory" you mean the complete repository history.
As far as I know there are no ways other than the command line to do this. What you are talking about are things that are not client functions. I have yet to see any tools other than command line for SVN admin functions.
If you are uncomfortable with the command line, it would be best to contact your server admin, or whomever set up your repository, for help on this one.
Danny
Hi. Can anyone recommend a simple (ie. not command line) way to backup my entire (not incremental) SVN directory on my subversion server to CD? I've googled it but I'm a command-line noobie and I'm worried about screwing it up.
Also, how would I restore the repository in the case of HD crash etc?
