What adverse effects would one face if he continued to use SVN after seeing "database disk image is malformed" error

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I'm working as a guest dev at a random company. I encountered this error "database disk image is malformed". I reported to the senior dev but he says, "Well, it's fine as long as you can commit your changes. Ignore it".

I would like to know, what would happen if I keep using this SVN repository for more than 2 months(without addressing the issue) which is how long this project will(supposedly) last.

@AndrewMedico Subversion uses an SQLite database for the checked-out tree, not for the repository itself. — CL., Nov 05 '15 at 08:49
See [svn cleanup: sqlite: database disk image is malformed](http://stackoverflow.com/q/13675615/11654). — CL., Nov 05 '15 at 08:52

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 05 '15 at 08:58

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The SQLite database (in .svn/wc.db) contains metainformation about the checked-out files. If this database does not have the correct information, some Subversion commands might fail, or, even worse, might silently ignore changes, or apply the wrong changes.

_{Note: this problem can be easily fixed by checking out the entire tree again into a new directory. Do this, and bill them extra for "advanced Subversion consultancy services".}

answered Nov 05 '15 at 08:58

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So, in effect, it could result in the corruption of a repository itself, even though the SQLite database itself only contains meta information ? – Ascendant Nov 06 '15 at 00:35
I cannot rule it out. – CL. Nov 06 '15 at 11:20

What adverse effects would one face if he continued to use SVN after seeing "database disk image is malformed" error

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