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.
June 27, 2012 at 07:47
Dude!
This did it. Thank you for posting this.
June 27, 2012 at 10:40
Thanks! Glad this helped!
October 21, 2012 at 21:11
when are they going to fix this?
October 22, 2012 at 18:58
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.
December 6, 2012 at 07:10
Thanks Henry!!
December 6, 2012 at 09:17
No problem!
February 13, 2013 at 08:43
Perfect. Easy.
February 13, 2013 at 09:22
Glad to hear!
May 31, 2013 at 03:47
Great, this issue was VERY annoying.
Im just not sure what features I actually disabled but sldwrks seems to work as before !
May 8, 2014 at 10:11
Muchos Gracias for your blog post. adeedkbcaabc
January 12, 2015 at 20:28
I come back to this post often to fix this annoying bug. Michael G and I thank you!
September 30, 2015 at 06:45
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.
October 5, 2015 at 19:21
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!
November 8, 2017 at 10:08
Been battling this for a while now. Your fix completely worked! Thank you!!
December 29, 2017 at 16:33
Glad to hear it!