How can I completely remove TFS Bindings

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I have a solution that contains a good deal of projects,

I would like to remove the source control bindings completely, how can I do this?

Update: What I really want to do is move one solution and its projects from TFS 2005 -> 2008. Thats why I am removing the bindings, is there a better way to do this?

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14 Answers

File -> Source Control -> Advanced -> Change Source Control and then unbind and/or disconnect all projects and the solution.

This should remove all bindings from the solution and project files. (After this you can switch the SCC provider in Tools -> Options -> Source Control -> Plug-in Selection).

The SCC specification prescribes that all SCC providers should implement this behavior. (I only tested it for VSS, TFS and AnkhSVN)

Bert_Huijben_20940

The simplest solution would be to open Visual Studio, deactivate the TFS Plugin in Tools > Options > Source control and reopen the solution you want to clean. Visual Studio will ask to remove source controls bindings

Johan_Buret_153660

Next works for me:

  1. Delete all .vssscc (solution binding) and .vspscc (project binding) files
  2. Remove block GlobalSection(TeamFoundationVersionControl) = preSolution from solution file

There could be also information regarding source control in the proj file in tags

<SccProjectName>SAK</SccProjectName> <SccLocalPath>SAK</SccLocalPath> <SccAuxPath>SAK</SccAuxPath> <SccProvider>SAK</SccProvider>

SAK states for "Should Already Know", so it can be kept.

user_5144490

In VS2017

  1. go to Home in Team Explorer
  2. Click on Settings in project section
  3. Click on Repository Settings in Git section
  4. From next window see Remotes section. you will see option for remove

NB: I check that for git repository

user_25977060

The other option is

Delete the workspace

re-map when needed

Make sure to check, rollback (Undo Pending changes)

before you remove workspace

This is quickest and surest one

Good Luck

user_92420100
  1. Go to File -> Source Control -> Advanced -> Change Source Control (if change source control doesn't appear, click on solution in the solution explorer then try again)
  2. Unbind solution and all projects

Now right click on solution and you will see "Add Project To Source Control". if you want to add project to source control again you might be get some errors that ask you to change the solution folder on TFS. it happens because your solution has some mapping in a workspace yet. remove mapping or delete workspace. now your solution is completely unbind and unmapped from TFS or workspaces.

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