The directory you’re trying to add already contains a .svn subdirectory, but it’s from a different repository than the directory to which you’re trying to add it. This probably happened because you used your operating system’s “copy” command to copy one working copy into the current one.
The quick and dirty solution is to delete all .svn directories contained in the directory you’re trying to add; this will let the “add” command complete. If you’re using Unix, this command will delete .svn directories under dir:
find <dirname> -type d -name .svn -exec rm -rf {} \;
However, you should ask yourself why you made this copy; and you should ensure that by adding this directory, you won’t be making an unwanted copy of it in your repository.
Great advice, thanks Chris. This solved a common SVN hiccup I’ve been seeing in the latest version of the Coda editor.