I remember that in the past I was able to Exclude selected files from Source Control. But now this is missing:
How do I get it back. I want to exclude permanently, for example the photos folder.
This feature can now be found in the Pending Changes window:
You must first undo any pending changes on this item if there are any.
And you can specify a .tfignore
in your source control system to make TFS automatically ignore files (the above mentioned dialog will create or update this file through the UI)