I am working on the TFS solution as multiple developers are working on the same project. One file is checked out by another teammate and the virtual machine on which he was working has been deleted. Now I want to edit the file which is checked out by that user but the VS showing me error that the file is checked out by another user. Is there any way to check in that file?
Use TFS Sidekicks to delete his Workspace using the Workspace sidekick. When you delete the work space, any check-outs are undone on the server. You could also use tf.exe to delete the workspace.
From your machine, Get the latest version of that deleted file.
Place that file on virtual directory where it was deleted.
Checkin the file and then you are good to go
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I have a project under source control using TFS and Azure DevOps.
It all works normally except for one thing: When I check in a file, I get this error message:
TF10122: The path '$/KnowledgeBuilder/V2/$tf/1/1f8c47a1-8066-42d7-b56c-c9960b0ee7ea.gz' contains a '$' at the beginning of a path component. Remove the '$' and try again.
The check-in does in fact succeed, but I get three of the above error messages each time. I can simply ignore this, but it is starting to get annoying.
It appears the folder in question is a TFS created and controlled folder. I tried deleting the folder, but that remove the Project from Source Control, so I restored them.
Is there a way to resolve this?
This occurs in VS22 on a Blazor Server Project. I have tried opening the Project in VS19, making a change, and then checking it in, and it works fine. So, it must be something specific to VS22.
Someone, sometime, at some point, added that $tf folder to version control. It should not be there, ever, under any circumstances -- that's the folder that TFVC uses to track local workspaces. That's why removing it messes up your workspace.
Make sure any pending changes are committed or shelved first.
Remove that folder from source control. Make sure the change is checked in. You might need to use a server workspace to do this so that the $tf folder isn't relevant.
Use tf get to force a re-sync of your local workspace. tf get /all /overwrite should do the trick. If it doesn't, then just delete and recreate the workspace.
Add $tf to your .tfignore file (although if memory serves, that shouldn't be strictly necessary -- I haven't worked with TFVC in a few years)
Today, while trying to publish an app so I could test it, I suddenly got this error message:
The item
D:\ScratchSrc\TryNewReportViewer2017\TryNewReportViewer2017\TryNewReportViewer2017.csproj.vspscc
could not be found in your workspace, or you do not have permission to
access it.
That's a mystery to me, as I've never gotten this before and I was working with this app just last week. Publishing it, too.
I've looked for the .vspscc file. Found it exactly where it said it should be. So, the alternative is that I don't have permissions to it. I don't understand why I shouldn't have permissions to a file on my machine that I created, but whatever. So, how do I get permissions to my own file?
I'm working with VS 2017, TFS 2015 on premise.
This issue may due to the wrong source control binding for that specific xx.vspscc file.
Double check your source control bindings for that file in TFS. You could also try to unbind and rebind the file.
Then delete the file in local(back up local changes first) and get latest version from TFS. Finally do the publish again.
If above solution is still not working, try to delete local workspace and create a new one, get latest version of the file, modify the file with local changes (if you have) in your backup , check in the file, then do the publish .
Another reason for this problem is, that the vspscc file is not checked in.
Just do a "Compare" on the project folder to see, if it's missing.
If the csproj.vspscc is missing you can create a new one by removing the project in visual studio and adding it back
I was able to 'fix' the problem by going to the source control explorer, selecting the smproj file (which was checked out for editing), and checked it in by itself. Then, I checked in the Model.bim. Was able to do both of these things without getting the error.
I also tried all the usual things, deleting the entire solution directory, getting it from TFS again but nothing worked.
Noticed the version of Visual Studio 2019 was a few months old so upgraded to the latest. That fixed it!
Another user on a different machine checked out files and was working on them until her computer crashed, keeping those files checked out. Is there a way to check in that work?
Some files in one repo she's made some changes to since her computer was reimaged. She was able to save them, but I am not sure if they will be permanently changed. If the old files are checked in, will it affect the changes that she's made in the past couple days? Is there a way to accept the most current changes?
I've used the workspace sidekick from Attrice, but not sure if that is on the right path.
Files that are checked out should be viewed as a reservation. If the files exist in the form that can be checked in either:
Recreate the working folder and recreate the workspace and copy the files to the correct subfolders and check in
preferred approach cancel the check-in, create a new workspace, get latest and merge the copies of the files into the new workspace and check-in.
the undo from the other workspace can be accomplished with the following tf command.
tf undo /workspace:OtherUserWorkspace;OtherUser $/Project/ItemName.cs /s:http://yourtfsserver:8080
I'm getting this message when connected to a TFS repository and trying to edit a local .sql file that's not yet in the repository.
The item C:\bla\blabla\blablabla\USP_BLA.sql could not be found in
your workspace, or you do not have permission to access it. No items
were checked out
If I disconnect from the TFS repository everything is fine. If I re-connect to the TFS repository I start getting the message, even just trying to type/save the file.
The file is actually there in my local folder and I have the corresponding permissions, for those who are thinking otherwise. It is just a text file that I should be able to edit irrespective of whether I'm connected to the repository or not.
I got Windows SP1 installed on my Windows 7 this morning; don't know if that could be the cause of the issue. We are using the.NET Framework 4.
Any idea of what the issue is or how to resolve it?
It turns out the issue was with one of the "facts" in my question, "file that's not yet in the repository".
A file with the same file name I had locally was already there in the TFS repository, it had been checked-in a month ago by someone else.
Only when I tried to check-in the new local copy I became aware of that; the file was not supposed to be there.
Anyway, after checking-out the file from TFS everything went back to normal; I'm able to edit/save the file without issues, even if connected to TFS.
Try to get the latest version of your source code It should resolve the issue..Or Get Specific Version and allow to overwrite existing files.If still does not resolve make sure the file is present on local directory.
Do not forget to rebuild after getting latest code
I have a seemingly common problem, but cannot find a common solution that will work for me. I recently had my computer re-imaged and am now in the process of redownloading a solution from TFS. One of the solution folders contains 2 folders that list "Not downloaded" in the "Latest" column of the Source Control Explorer. When trying to open the solution, I get the error "The project file could not be loaded. Could not find file x". I've tried the methods listed below, to no avail:
Get Specific Version, checking Overwrite options
Deleting, .suo file, restarting VS2010
tf get /force
Remove mapping, deleting local files, remapping entire TFS project to local folder
tfpt rollback /changeset where the last changeset for the .csproj listed a branch and a merge as pending changes by me
File -> Source Control -> Open from Source Control, Navigate to TFS project, try to open .csproj in undownloaded folder, receive error "The selected file cannot be opened. The project file has been moved, renamed or is not on your computer."
I may be missing other things I've tried, I'll be sure to update this list if I can think of anything.
Besides those listed above, is there any other way to get those 2 folders and their content from TFS?
Try browsing via visual studio command line to the directory and do a:
tf get . /force /recursive
This should forcibly recurse down from the current directory.
You have tried most of the things that I would suggest. A force-get-latest should work if it's a simple case of TFS being confused about what is on your pc.
Are the "folders" in tfs, or in your solution explorer? Folders in the solution explorer typically mirror the real disk structure, but it is possible to get files and folders in a different location in the SE than on disk. This coild mean that the files the solution explorer is referencing are not mapped into your tfs workspace.
I would check the workspace mapping is as simple as possible (no branches or extra unneeded folders etc), close the solution, force-get the latest version of the disk structure from the source control view, and then load the .csproj file in a text editor to check exactly what the project is referencing to be sure that all the files exist and are in sensible places on disk.
I found the problem. I recently added a certain domain group to the TFSProject/Readers TFS group, then explicitly denied access to all rights in those two folders. It seems that although I am in the Contributor TFS group, I'm also a "Reader", so I denied access to myself.