title: Adding an existing folder to SVN outside of visual studio
body: <p>I have created a repository online and I want to add an existing folder to it and make it version controlled. I am using TortoiseSVN.</p>
  
  <p>When using Visual Studio I can just click <em>"Add to Subversion"</em> and it automatically adds the versioning to my project. When I click into the physical folder everything has icons next to it implying it's now versioned. I can then just commit it all either in or out of visual studio.</p>
  
  <p>My problem is, I now have a folder that isn't part of a Visual Studio project that I want versioned. But I can't work out how to do it. If I click import I can import all the files but it doesn't add the versioning to the folder. I can then export it else where, but still I don't have the versioning.</p>
  
  <p>What do I have to do to make my existing folder versioned without Visual Studio doing it?</p>