Obstructed folders in Subversion

Question

What the heck does \"obstructed\" mean when you try to check into Subversion? I see two folders in red with text status of \"obstructed.\" I don\'t see what this means anywh

Answer 1

Here's the simplest (and safest) way I've found to resolve this:

1. Temporarily rename the offending file or directory (or a parent directory) that is obstructed (e.g. add ".backup").
2. Delete any .svn directories inside the renamed directory (if applicable).
3. svn revert the renamed (and now missing) object from step 1.
4. svn delete the reverted object.
5. Re-rename the backup from step 1 back to its original name.
6. Add and check-in the renamed object back into svn as a new object.