How can a file be missing from SVN repository?

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We are using TortoiseSVN for version controlling in my office.

Yesterday I committed few new files to the repository. After my commit I asked my teammate to take update and build solution. He was able to build it. After a few more check in. I left for the day. In next morning one of the teammate inform me that a file is missing from repo due to which he is not able to build, and ask me to commit it.

I checked my working copy. It was showing file as commuted I take update. It removed file from my working copy. I checked SVN log, it shows I have never committed that file.

How it is possible? I mean:

  1. If I have not committed it how can some other teammate take update and build?

  2. Why file was removed from my working copy if it was not under version control?

    Or How can a file be missing from SVN log?

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In next morning one of the teammate inform me that a file is missing from repo due to which he is not able to build, and ask me to commit it.

That is impossible. If you actually committed the changes as a new revision, the revision is immutable and is in the repository. Use svn log or TortoiseSVN's show log command to see the history of changes in the repository.

There is a chance that your colleague is simply looking at the wrong place, e.g. different branch or shelve. There is another possible reason -- an administrator removed or corrupted the repository and recovered an outdated backup. That's an administrator's fault in this case.