Tortoise SVN sometimes freezes when SolidWorks files get changed when the user tries to lock/add/commit files. This is caused by the sldShellExtServer.exe process conflicting with Tortoise. Disabling the shell extensions that SolidWorks installs on the computer removes the conflict so that SVN can work properly.
The Fix
The fix involves disabling the shell extensions, so disabling them is not recommended if the user makes use of these features.
- Download ShellExView from http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/shexview.html
- Disable the following items:
- SLDASMIcons Class
- SLDDEWIcons Class
- SLDPRTIcons Class
- SldShellExtension Class
- Solidworks Document Thumbnail Handler
- SolidWorks file Info Tips Class
- SolidWorks file Preview Class
Once these items are disabled, SVN should work properly.
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Mark Nohr 2012-06-27
Dude!
This did it. Thank you for posting this.
hp 2012-06-27
Thanks! Glad this helped!
paul brett 2012-10-21
when are they going to fix this?
hp 2012-10-22
Not really sure. I don’t really know if they’ve fixed it in the latest version of SolidWorks. I am still using the 2011 version.
jimmyc 2012-12-06
Thanks Henry!!
hp 2012-12-06
No problem!
Jimmy 2013-02-13
Perfect. Easy.
hp 2013-02-13
Glad to hear!
Wodjee 2013-05-31
Great, this issue was VERY annoying.
Im just not sure what features I actually disabled but sldwrks seems to work as before !
Johnc545 2014-05-08
Muchos Gracias for your blog post. adeedkbcaabc
jimmy 2015-01-12
I come back to this post often to fix this annoying bug. Michael G and I thank you!
Mark 2015-09-30
Thanks for this – after hours of trying to figure out what the hell was going on I followed a suspicion that Solidworks was involved, leading me here.
Out of curiosity, how did you identify the shell extensions as the problem? Did you use any specific diagnostic tools? I’m not the best at troubleshooting crashes, so I’m trying to learn.
henrypoon 2015-10-05 — Post Author
I’m glad this helped you. There wasn’t any procedure that I followed really. I just ended up Googling around and found clues to a solution – the same way you did. I would say your approach is right!
Dan 2017-11-08
Been battling this for a while now. Your fix completely worked! Thank you!!
henrypoon 2017-12-29 — Post Author
Glad to hear it!