How do I only Checkout (pull down) only parts of an SVN tree with TortoiseSVN?

Question

I\'m using TortoiseSVN and I want to do a Checkout of an existing repository into a local directory. However, I only want to pull down certain portions of the file tree. Is th

Answer 1

Expanding on autonomy's answer from above ...

If you have checked out a whole project and later want to exclude certain folders or files from it....

1. Right click on the parent directory that contains the dir/file you want to exclude
2. TortoiseSVN -> Update To Revision...
3. From the Update Depth drop-down box select Exclude and the click on "Choose items..." and
   • select the items you want to keep
   • and deselect the items you want to exclude
   • then press OK & OK again

That should delete the directories/files you have deselected and exclude them from further updates. If you ever need the directory back, repeat the process and change your selection.