I am attempting to move a file to another folder inside a TortoiseSVN repository, and the revision history is not being preserved. I have tried moving the files using the Repo-browser (right-click drag the files and select "Move items to here") as well in the working folder (right-click drag, select "SVN Move versioned files here," and commit the parent folder). In both cases the history is not preserved. I have read the TortoiseSVN manual as well as some other posts from people and am postitive those are the ways to do it. Am I missing something?
TortoiseSVN: Move file does not preserve history
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Check out section 5.14.2. Moving files and folders (or check out "move" in the Index of the help) of the TortoiseSVN help. You do a move via right-dragging. It also mentions that you need to commit from the parent folder to make it "one" revision. This works for doing the change in a working copy.
(Note that the SVN items in the following image will only show up if the destination folder has already been added to the repository.)
You can also do the move via the Repo Browser (section 5.23. The Repository Browser of the help).
To move a file or set of files using Tortoise SVN, right-click-and-drag the target files to their destination and release the right mouse button. The popup menu will have a SVN move versioned files here option.
Note that the destination folder must have already been added to the repository for the SVN move versioned files here option to appear.
Best Answer
Subversion and TortoiseSVN absolutely do preserve the file history. (It is one of the fundamental aspects of SVN.)
Two key points (which you already seem to be aware of):
You have to use the SVN move/copy/rename commands. Otherwise, SVN won't be able to know they are the same file.
When looking at the log for moved/copied/renamed, you have to make sure the "Stop on copy/rename" option is unchecked. Otherwise, the log will only go back so far.
Now, keep in mind that you need to be looking at the log for something that actually was moved/copied. Look at the log of the file that was copied. Don't look at the log of the directory you copied it from, or the directory you copied it to.