# TortoiseSVN Application: TortoiseSVN Dem still dey call am tortoise svn, tsvn TortoiseSVN, Productivity 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 | 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. | 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 | 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. | Download | [tortoisesvn.net/ ](https://tortoisesvn.net/)Official installer or vendor page | | ------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Help | [tortoisesvn.net/support.html ](https://tortoisesvn.net/support.html)Vendor support | | Official site | [tortoisesvn.net/ ](https://tortoisesvn.net/)Start here, no be random exe host | | Manual | [tortoisesvn.net/docs/release/TortoiseSVN_en/index.html ](https://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. ## Related Dis entities connect to dis article. Type dey show for every link. [TortoiseGit: Application](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/software/tortoise-git/)[How to read Task Manager: Guide](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/software/system/how-to-read-task-manager/) ## Sources and verification Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification. [How we dey do research](https://feex.it/wiki/research/). - [TortoiseSVN official site ](https://tortoisesvn.net/)· Vendor product page - [TortoiseSVN help ](https://tortoisesvn.net/support.html)· Vendor support - [TortoiseSVN support ](https://tortoisesvn.net/support.html)· Official docs and FAQ - [Foxhole process map ](https://foxhole.feex.it/)· First-party samples on top Windows PCs. No be lab benchmark. ## Dis article make sense to you? Yes or no dey enough. Choose reason if you want, or add short note. Quick facts The short identity of dis page. Specs, sources, and the full story still dey inside the article. - **Developer**: TortoiseSVN **Category**: Subversion Explorer integration **Process**: TortoiseProc.exe **License**: GPL **First released**: 2002 **Official site**: [tortoisesvn.net](https://tortoisesvn.net/) **Feex map am**: Dem see am on top Windows PCs for Foxhole Recorded source status: Feex Reviewed: Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification. --- Source: [Canonical Feex Wiki page](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/software/tortoisesvn/) [Developer guide](https://feex.it/wiki/developers/) | [API policy](https://feex.it/developers/api-policy/) | [Agent guidance](https://feex.it/wiki/llms.txt)