Using Tortoise SVN for single user version control

Question

Can I use Tortoise SVN to have better version control for source code on my personal computer?

I do not have to share the source code with someone, its just that I am tired of creating a new copy of the file every time I have to make some changes to it and keeping track of all these files.

Is there some link that explains the same that you can direct me to? or just tell me what I should be doing...

Answer 1

You can just create a "repo" on your filesystem without running a server. This article give detailed instructions. Basically you create a repo folder, use TortiseSVN to create a repository in that folder, and then check out your repo, using the file protocol (file:///path/to/repo), into your development workspace..

Answer 2

You can do, and I'd recommend you to do so. I was in your state, about a year ago, modify a little piece of code here and there, and couple weeks later found it to be a total mess with no way of knowing what I did when, for what reason.

Install SVN , install the Tortise SVN shell extension, create a local repo and then start committing as and when you require. Have a look for a tutorial by Jeff Atwood - SVN in Windows

( Assuming Windows, you haven't mentioned your OS, Linux should come with svn installed, else just install it from your package manager).