Accidentally deleted some source. Get history back?

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sherware
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Accidentally deleted some source. Get history back?

Post by sherware » Fri Feb 10, 2017 9:44 am

I accidentally deleted some source I didn't want too when I was cleaning up my repository. I was able to easily add the current code back to the respository but I lost all the history. Is there any way to get that history back?

Thanks!
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Re: Accidentally deleted some source. Get history back?

Post by jclausius » Fri Feb 10, 2017 10:22 am

If you deleted the files, you can recover them with full history. BTW, and Add will create a new object, with a single point of history.

From the GUI client, look at the Properties of the 'owner' folders. There is a 'Deleted Items' tab, from there you can undelete any previously deleted files. However, you'll need to make sure there are no naming conflicts upon recovering the files.
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Re: Accidentally deleted some source. Get history back?

Post by sherware » Mon Feb 13, 2017 3:13 pm

I'm using the version 7.2.1 gui client. I don't see the 'owner' folders. Where would I find that?

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Re: Accidentally deleted some source. Get history back?

Post by Beth » Mon Feb 13, 2017 3:50 pm

Right-click the folder that held the file that was deleted.
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Re: Accidentally deleted some source. Get history back?

Post by sherware » Mon Feb 13, 2017 4:00 pm

What if I've already added them back from a copy I had? Do I need to delete it again and then restore to get the history?

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Re: Accidentally deleted some source. Get history back?

Post by Beth » Mon Feb 13, 2017 4:40 pm

Yes. It's not possible to merge the two. You could either delete the added one, or you could rename it.
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Re: Accidentally deleted some source. Get history back?

Post by sherware » Mon Feb 13, 2017 6:25 pm

Thanks. I'll give it a try.

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