Is it possible to create a branch from a tag in TortoiseSVN without first checking out the tag from

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Published on 2010-06-14T16:48:30Z Indexed on 2010/06/14 16:52 UTC
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Our trunk directory contains about 100mb of code and we create tags from the trunk directory. Normally, this is not an issue because a tag takes up no space until you need to use it for something. Since branches are created from tags in SVN, how can I create a branch from a tag wtihout first checking out the tag? It appears I need to do a Tortoise Update from Windows Explorer to get the tag down to my local machine before I can use Tortoise > Branch/Tag... to create a branch from it. This seems illogical since we don't make changes to tag folders, and it requires that I check out 100mb of code, only to create a branch, and then check out another 100mb of code in the branch folder, where the changes will actually be made.

Ideally, I'd be able to create a branch directly in the repository via RepoBrowser - but I can't see an option for it there.

Am I missing something?

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