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Fixing SVN Cleanup Failures

November 10, 2019Updated Feb 17, 2026

DB Browser for SQLite

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Download the latest version of DB Browser from the website above.

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Drag the wc.db file from the .svn folder and enter the following:

"DELETE FROM work_queue"

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In the Execute SQL tab, type "DELETE FROM work_queue" and click the play button to execute.

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Click "Save Changes" as shown in the image above, and you are done.

Now try running svn cleanup again.

If there are additional lock issues, separately enter:

"DELETE FROM WC_LOCK"

to remove the locks and save.

Note: execute only one statement at a time per run. For some reason, running two statements consecutively causes errors.