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TortoiseSVN

ApplicationTortoiseSVN

Dem still dey call am tortoise svn, tsvn

TortoiseSVNProductivity

Subversion client wey dey live inside File Explorer overlays and context menus. Di helper na TortoiseProc.exe. E no be TortoiseGit.

Wetin you need know

TortoiseSVN na for Subversion. TortoiseGit na for Git.

TortoiseProc.exe na di SVN Explorer client. TortoiseGitProc.exe na TortoiseGit. Di two dey draw overlays. To install Git no go make SVN working copy become Git repo.

Wetin e be?
SVN icons and menus for Explorer
E same with TortoiseGit?
No. Git na different VCS
Process name?
TortoiseProc.exe
Feex tok say
If overlay icons look wrong, I go ask whether di folder na .svn or .git. I no go repair TortoiseGit to commit Subversion. Wrong Tortoise, wrong VCS.

Wetin be TortoiseSVN?

TortoiseSVN dey add Subversion status icons and right-click commands to Explorer. E no be TortoiseGit and e no be Git client.

If you never use am before

If di repo na Subversion, TortoiseSVN na di normal Explorer client. Download am from tortoisesvn.net. TortoiseProc.exe na dis product. TortoiseGit na for Git and e dey use TortoiseGitProc.exe. A .git folder no go commit through SVN menus.

Wetin dem dey use am for?

Checkout and commit SVN

Right-click menus against a working copy. git commit na different VCS.

Overlay icons

TSVNCache.exe dey waka through folders. TortoiseGit overlays na different cache.

Merge and blame dialogs

TortoiseProc.exe. Beyond Compare fit be di external diff. Dat one no be WinMerge by force.

Na who e dey for?

  • Offices wey still get SVN server
  • People wey dey maintain old working copy
  • Anybody wey install TortoiseGit on top SVN checkout

Current status

TortoiseSVN (2002) na current subversion explorer integration from TortoiseSVN. Di vendor still dey point Windows users go https://tortoisesvn.net/.

How old e be?

TortoiseSVN show face for 2002 wen Subversion na di default office VCS. E old pass TortoiseGit (2008) and e old pass GitHub Desktop. Current Windows builds still dey get update. Plenti teams don move go Git. SVN na still dis tool work.

Versions

Major channels first. Exact build numbers no dey all verified here.

TortoiseSVN

System requirements

Values dey follow wetin di publisher release publicly. Workload still dey change di real need.

Minimum

Minimum system requirements
Operating system Current 64-bit Windows 10 or Windows 11 release, per TortoiseSVN
RAM Overlays dey light. Huge working copies dey raise cache cost

Resource profile

CPU demand
Dey follow wetin you open inside di app
RAM demand
Dey follow documents, tabs, or libraries

Installed processes

Dese executables belong to dis product when e dey installed.

Installed processes
TortoiseProc.exe TortoiseSVN dialogs and operations
TSVNCache.exe Overlay cache on top many installs

Startup components

TSVNCache.exe fit start with Explorer. Dat one na overlay status, no be Windows service wey you suppose disable anyhow.

File locations

Common TortoiseSVN locations
Typical install C:\Program Files\TortoiseSVN\

File formats

SVN working copy

Common wahala dem

Overlay icons dey miss

Windows dey limit overlay slots. TortoiseGit, OneDrive, and Dropbox fit chook eye steal dem.

Install TortoiseGit on top SVN working copy

Git menus no go see .svn. Install TortoiseSVN from tortoisesvn.net.

How to get unstuck

Install from tortoisesvn.net

Di project dey host di MSI. Any Tortoise pack wey dey freeware site na useless junk.

TortoiseSVN > Settings > Icon Overlays if icons disappear

Dat dialog na for dis product. TortoiseGit get separate overlay page.

Confirm say di folder get .svn, no be only .git

Wrong metadata mean say na di oda Tortoise.

Alternatives

Command-line svn if you no want overlays. TortoiseGit if di repo na Git. Git itself na different VCS.

Official help and downloads

Start with di vendor. Random exe sites no be support channel.

Official contacts
Download tortoisesvn.net/ Official installer or vendor page
Help tortoisesvn.net/support.html Vendor support
Official site tortoisesvn.net/ Start here, no be random exe host
Manual tortoisesvn.net/docs/release/TortoiseSVN_en/index.html Checkout, commit, and overlay docs

Related hardware

Overlay caches fit touch plenti folders. SSD dey help. Di working copy size still matter.

Technical details

Technical details

Vendor version numbers dey change. Dis article no pin down any build.

Sources and verification

Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification. How we dey do research.

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