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I have a repository on a Windows 7 machine that I would like to checkout on my MacBook. These two machines are on the same network. Using TortoiseSVN on other Windows machines there is no problem, however, when I try and check out the repository on my Mac, I get “Unable to open repository”. My repo URL is of the form “file://hostname/repo”. Any suggestions?
Thanks!
Andrew
While file-based Subversion repository access works fine for 1 user, 1 machine, you may want to consider running a Subversion server once multiple computers (or users) are involved. I suspect in your case it’s an issue with Windows file sharing to your MacBook, but suggest running a Subversion server to fix your issue.
See: Choosing a Server Configuration from the Subversion 1.7 Manual
If you decide not to do so, try accessing the folder without involving a Subversion client from your Mac and ensure that works – I suspect the reason it won’t checkout is because it can’t access the fileshare.