VisualSVN moving repository from server1 to server2

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I want to move my repository from server1 to say server2 . I have tried copying entire repository folder to server2, create a new repository from VisualSVN and select "Import Existing Repository" ("Repository (right click) --> All tasks --> Import Existing Repository") - but it gives an error "visualsvn "cannot import repository to the ancestor folder"

I tried running svnadmin dump, but its giving me below error.

C:>svnadmin dump "c:\repos" > repos.dmp

svnadmin: E720002: Can't open file 'C:\repos\format': The system cannot find the file specified.

In c:\repros - I have .svn, branches, tags and trunks folder.

I have VisualSVN version 2.5.3 on Server1 and 2.5.8 on Server2 incase version matters.

Can someone help me with this?

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Looks like "C:\repros" is not a repository or a repositories root directory. It's a working copy. Check VisualSVN Server settings. – bahrep

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When you use a modern VisualSVN Server version, consider using VisualSVN Server PowerShell instead of svnadmin. See the list of cmdlets at https://www.visualsvn.com/support/topic/00088/. The cmdlets you are looking for are Export-SvnRepository and Import-SvnRepository.

svnadmin or svnlook tools operate on repositories. C:\repos is either a working copy (local user workspace, not a server-side database) or a repositories root directory, but not a repository. Therefore, you get the error.

In order to run svnadmin dump, svnadmin hotcopy, whaterver you have to provide a path to a repository. Assuming that your repositories are stored in C:\Repositories, the command should look like svnadmin dump C:\Repositories\MyRepository