What happens to a branch when the master is deleted?

Question

Say I create a branch of folder Master in my repository and make some commits to it.

I used TortoiseSVN's Create Branch command, which executes: svn copy FROMURL TOURL to create the branch on the server using the HEAD revision.

Later, the SVN administrator deletes the Master folder, but leaves my branch alone.

Since SVN branches are shallow copies, is my branch now corrupt, or does SVN smartly make a deep copy at the deletion of Master?

Answer 1

Branch has a reference to a specific revision. Your branch should be safe. SVN uses references most of the time.