SVN Checkout: Cannot create a file when that file already exists

Question

I'm trying to checkout an SVN repository (that I have used for over 4 years on other computers) on a new laptop (windows 8.1) to work on a project. I keep running into an error message at the same point during checkout (using TortoiseSVN):

Error: Can't move 'C:\Users\Adam\Documents\svncheckout\.svn\tmp\svn-E48F31BD' to 
Error: 'C:\Users\Adam\Documents\svncheckout\.svn\pristine\f8\f8b8ac3ff36b5da836c377819e79f5a8a88df926.svn-base': 
Error: The system cannot find the file specified. 
Error: Additional errors: 
Error: Can't create directory 'C:\Users\Adam\Documents\svncheckout\.svn\pristine\f8': 
Error: Cannot create a file when that file already exists.

I have tried doing an SVN cleanup, disabling anti-virus/firewalls, as well as copying over the specified .svn-base file from my other computer (windows seems to auto-delete it on creation).

I have also tried a different SVN Client (SmartSVN) and I get the same error. I've tried to do a checkout around 10 times and it almost always happens at the same time, but I've had one that went further before giving me that error. No clue why.

Sachin Sachin · Accepted Answer · 2015-03-04T11:16:32

When you created your remote directory, did you set the path for checkout at that time itself? I did the same and when I added the file into repository browser and tried to check it out, it gave me the same error.

I created the remote directory afresh and left it there. Then I went to repository browser and added my file and did right click checkout. Here I provided the path for checkout and bingo!!!

Regards. Sachin

SVN Checkout: Cannot create a file when that file already exists

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