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.
Mark Nohr June 27, 2012
Dude!
This did it. Thank you for posting this.
hp June 27, 2012
Thanks! Glad this helped!
paul brett October 21, 2012
when are they going to fix this?
hp October 22, 2012
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 December 6, 2012
Thanks Henry!!
hp December 6, 2012
No problem!
Jimmy February 13, 2013
Perfect. Easy.
hp February 13, 2013
Glad to hear!
Wodjee May 31, 2013
Great, this issue was VERY annoying.
Im just not sure what features I actually disabled but sldwrks seems to work as before !
Johnc545 May 8, 2014
Muchos Gracias for your blog post. adeedkbcaabc
jimmy January 12, 2015
I come back to this post often to fix this annoying bug. Michael G and I thank you!
Mark September 30, 2015
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 October 5, 2015 — 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 November 8, 2017
Been battling this for a while now. Your fix completely worked! Thank you!!
henrypoon December 29, 2017 — Post Author
Glad to hear it!