Questions tagged [source-control-explorer]

The source control explorer is used to view and manage Team Foundation source control such as team projects, folders, and files.

The Source Control Explorer (SCE) is used to view and manage Team Foundation source control such as team projects, folders, and files.

For a detailed explanation of what you can accomplish with the SCE start by reading the MSDN page of the Source Control Explorer

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TFS: Search for a file by name in source control

I can't find a file in our source control of the TFS because it's simply a big mess. So I want to know if there is a way to search for files by their name? I've heard of the Power Tool for TFS which enables search functionality but the problem is…
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Hotkey to open TFS Source Control Explorer in Visual Studio 2012?

Currently I have to open Team Explorer and click on Source Control Explorer as below snapshot. I do this very often and need a hotkey for that. What is it then?
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gitk equivalent of git log --follow

So I have a file called one.txt that I have been modifying over the years on master branch. gitk one.txt will show the entire history of that one particular file. However after I changed one.txt => two.txt, gitk two.txt doesn't show any change…
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Solution Explorer doesnt show the folder although the folder is present in my local drive (local copy) Visual studio

I have copied the source code from source control explorer to my local drive. the mapping is done and i am able to work on the code and build it. However, there are some files which doesnot show up in the Solution Explorer although it shows in the…
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TFS 2012 : The working folder is already in use after Hard Disk Format

I have referred to a lot of forums and also this so question but my problem is that I have formatted my machine. So I'm not able to overcome this issue. I have tried deleting workspaces from visual studio command prompt and also clearing cache, but…
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How to TFS-unmap without losing physical files?

At the moment when unmapping a source on TFS Source Control in Visual Studio 2010, the local downloaded files are removed automatically. How can I keep them untouched? Nam.
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Source Control in VSCode is not refreshed automatically

I have updated Mac OS from Sierra to Monterey recently. Since then I have been facing some issues. One of them is in VSCode, when I do changes to the files the changes are not reflected in Source Control or Explorer until the refresh button is…
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In Xcode 5 getting error when i add the server under the source control

When I create new project in Xcode 5, Am trying to add new server for source control. But am getting error alert like this "The Xcode service is disabled on this server. Please contact your administrator for help".
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TFS source control without Visual Studio?

Is it possible to use TFS source control without Visual Studio? I have to put some files in some source control, those files are stored in a folder in some server, that is something developed in Oracle forms. I just need to add those files in some…
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Change TFS source control mapping in Visual Studio 2013

I have multiple solutions that were previously mapped to a hosted TFS. Their local mapping was defined as well and all the source code was up-to-date locally. I have since discontinued my TFS subscription and started using visualstudio.com as my TFS…
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Source Control Explorer in Visual Studio 2013, keep last tree state open

I like some of the new things in Visual Studio 2013. Some stuff is annoying, but I guess they try to push or pull people toward different practices. But what's weird is the source control explorer when I open VS2013 is completely collapsed. In…
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Add existing folder to Team Foundation Server 2010 that already exists for other Team Foundation Server 2012

I am workign with a central Team Foundation Server (2010) and I connect to it from my workstation. On my workstation I use both Visual Studio 2010 and 2012. I have installed both have the Team Explorer 2010 and 2012 and the latest patches and…
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How to re-open code review?

I made a mistake while using Team Server Foundation. I had requested a code review and also added myself as a reviewer so I could add comments on each file. Once finished, I closed the review without realizing it would close it for everyone…
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How to create Explorer Shortcuts to specific TFS 2010 Source Control Paths

We are slowly moving projects from old file based storage (don't ask) to tfs. Our coders are still used to find the code in the file System. Since we are talking about 100 Projects each with some sort of history, we have to move them carefully one…
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Visual Studio Code - Source Control > 10k changes

Im new to programming as well as Git. When opening a Git repository in Visual Studio Code that I created myself I've noticed my source control panel telling me that there is above 10k changes made, its in User/Gitfolder (MAC M1). Im the only one in…
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