SVN "Already Locked Error"

Solution 1:

If your SVN repository is locked by AnkhSVN, just use "cleanup" command from AnkhSVN to release the lock! ;)

Solution 2:

I had the same problem. This problem is easily solved if you issue the Cleanup command from AnkhSVN.

Solution 3:

After discussing with the hosting of my SVN repository they gave me the following answer.

Apparently my repository is replicated to a remote repository using SVNSYNC. SVNSYNC has known limitations with enforcing locking across the replicated repositories and this is where the problem lies.

The locks were introduced by the AnkhSVN plugin in Visual Studio.

As the locks appears to be on the remote repository this explains why I can't actually see them using SVN commands.

The locks are being removed via the hosting company and hopefully all will soon be well again.

Solution 4:

These settings worked for me:

I was unable to update repository after the connection timeout, while I was checking out the repository.

Solution 5:

I am not using AnkhSVN but got a similar problem after cancelling a Tortoise SVN update. It left two directories "already locked". Similar to Roman C's solution. Use Get lock to to lock one file in each directory that is "already locked" and then release those locks, then do a cleanup on the highest directory. That seemed to fix the problem.