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Asked: 2026-06-06T15:20:56+00:00

I have an SVN checkout on a Mac using subclipse. I want to be

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I have an SVN checkout on a Mac using subclipse. I want to be able to share this folder with a vmware shared folder in Windows 7 and perform updates/commits using tortoiseSVN (on the VM) and/or subclipse (on the Mac).

Is this possible? or will the two be in conflict?

The shared drive has the hidden “.svn” folders created by subclipse. What else does tortoise need to recognize the checkout?

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  1. Editorial Team

    Sharing a working copy is never a good idea. You could do it if the OS you share it with are all the same (e.g., all Windows or all Mac stations). But you must not share it ever if the OS are not the same!

    One obvious reason not to share a working copy between OS: there’s the svn:eol-style property which has native as one possible value. If you share such a wc between OSes, that would end up in conflict.

    But that’s just the most obvious and visible reason. The working copy metadata (the data stored in the hidden .svn folder) also has some OS specific stuff in there, and that’s where you really will mess up your working copy up to the point of no repair.

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