TFS removing lock of other user

Question

I am hosting a project in visualstudio.com and what I have is only a VS studio 2012 installed. My friend has checked out and locked a file and then re-installed his windows, also creating a different name for his computer and thus he cannot check it in. Is it possible to remove that lock in any way? I am the one who created the project, so I should have all admin rights. It's just I do not know how to do it. I tried using

tf lock /lock:none /workspace:FRIEND-PC;friend@email.com filepath/filename.css /collection:https://***.visualstudio.com

however it seems to be searching in my computer which is not what I want at all. Nothing better I was able to find though :(

It is also possible to do this via the GUI, see [how-to-undo-another-users-checkout-in-tfs-via-the-gui](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1690351/how-to-undo-another-users-checkout-in-tfs-via-the-gui). — JasonMcF, Sep 27 '13 at 08:49
Possible duplicate of [How to undo another user’s checkout in TFS?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1690520/how-to-undo-another-user-s-checkout-in-tfs) — , May 13 '16 at 21:16

score 37 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 13 '14 at 23:19

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I had this trouble too. I couldn't get the commands to work without errors. What did work for me was much simpler.

From within Visual Studio 2012(and 2013):

File -> Source Control -> Advanced -> Workspaces...

In the dialog that came up, I checked "Show remote workspaces" and the locked workspace came up in the window. I then selected it and clicked "Remove".

answered Mar 13 '14 at 23:19

mmcfly

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Worked for me! Had to close project and then reopen it – wubblyjuggly Jan 08 '16 at 16:24
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i had this problem because of my pc name is changed and i had to change my workspace and i tried so many things none of them worked but this is worked for me. – onur demir Mar 13 '18 at 11:37
what locked workspace? the OP is talking about a locked file – serge Jul 24 '19 at 14:55

score 14 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 20 '13 at 15:10

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try

tf workspace /delete FRIEND-PC;friend@email.com

Deleteing the old workspace will remove any pending changes or locks.

answered Jun 20 '13 at 15:10

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I had to delete the workspace as well. doing the UNDO wasn't enough, since a file was locked pending an add in my remote workspace. – realPT Apr 08 '15 at 16:14
this command line will delete the pending locks and all history, be careful don't use it. – Firas Nizam Jun 05 '16 at 09:14
This worked for me, and 'TF undo' didn't, possibly because the locked file was deleted. – John B. Lambe Sep 13 '18 at 15:50
In powershell, you may need to use quotes: `tf workspace /delete "FRIEND-PC;Friend Name"` – OronDF343 Jul 14 '22 at 10:19

score 6 · Answer 3 · answered Oct 16 '13 at 19:18

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Here's what I did to remove the lock

tf undo /workspace:USER;Domain\User xyz.cs

answered Oct 16 '13 at 19:18

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score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 25 '13 at 07:14

I was able to remove the lock this way:

C:\Users\****\Documents\Visual Studio 2012\Projects>
tf undo /workspace:FRIEND-PC;friend@email.com    
/collection:https://xxxx.visualstudio.com/DefaultCollection 
$/xxxx/ProjectFolder/ProjectName/filepath/filename.css

TFS removing lock of other user

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