How do I change the local path of a subfolder in TFS (not the whole workspace)?

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When I started working on a project I downloaded IPAddress\CompanyName\ProductName\DevBranch in TFS, mapping it to C:\DevBranch. But now I want to map the root folder to a local path, so I've mapped IPAddress\CompanyName to C:\CompanyName. However, IPAddress\CompanyName\ProductName\DevBranch is still mapped to C:\DevBranch and not C:\CompanyName\ProductName\DevBranch.

How do I change the mapping of this local path? I want to have it automatically move all the files from the old local folder to the new local folder.

Everything I've looked up keeps talking about editing workspaces, and only seems to apply to changing the root folder. When I go to edit my workspace, the only local mapping that shows up is C:\CompanyName. There's nothing that allows me to change mappings on a subfolder-by-subfolder basis.

EDIT: I've now tried editing the workspace by adding a new working folder, setting the source control folder to IPAddress\CompanyName\ProductName\DevBranch and the local folder to C:\DevBranch, then changing the local folder to C:\CompanyName\ProductName\DevBranch, and it still didn't work. Source Control explorer is still showing C:\DevBranch as the local folder. Please help. I don't know what to do.

EDIT: I was able to right-click IPAddress\CompanyName in Source Control Explorer and click Advanced > Remove Mapping. However, no such option existed when I right-clicked IPAddress\CompanyName\ProductName\DevBranch. It's like some kind of zombie mapping. I can't change it, I can't remove it, and Source Control Explorer keeps showing it without acknowledging the mapping exists in most cases.

6 Answers

For VS2017 you can change local path from File -> Source Control -> Advanced -> Workspaces... In the manage workspace dialogue box, you need a select row of which contains your computer name, then edit it and change the local path.

about "You need to perform a "Get" on the whole TFS tree to update project associations", it also works if you make "Get" at the branch root level (whole TFS tree could be too much )

I followed this steps on vs 2019

1- Open Source Control Explorer

2- Select your Directory that you want change local path.

3- Right click on you selected directory and from "Advanced" menu select "Remove Mapping"

4- You can see your current local path on local folder text box or you can change it, then press "Remove Mapping" button.

5- After Map Removed, from "Advanced" menu select "Map to Local Folder".

6-Select Local folder

7-Click Map button

VS2022:

1- Open Source Control Explorer

2- Select your Directory that you want change local path.

3- Right click on you selected directory and from Advanced menu select Remove Mapping

4- You can see your current local path on local folder text box or you can change it, then press Remove Mapping button.

  1. Change the Local folder

  2. Click on Change

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