Re: TortoiseCVS - Use Network or Y:\Drive for Sandbox

[Jim Hyslop]

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Gumby wrote:
> Thanks, Kevin.  One more question. Do you know why it says 'NOT
> Recommended' beside the Check Box to 'Allow Network Drives' ?  We
> currently use PVCS Version Manager and it uses y:\pvcs as the default
> Check Out location.

Probably because network-mounted working drives are notorious for
corrupting your work. In particular, line-ending conventions can cause
problems. If you are sure the network drive is hosted on the same
operating system as your workstations, you're probably OK. Otherwise,
prefer working locally.

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Jim Hyslop
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