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One out of two Team Projects not shown in Source Control Explorer


I'm trying to understand how to use TFS/TSA but it's a complete mess. I can't find any complete guides or better explanations than what Microsoft is offering (And I can't understand them).

Why am I unable to see all my projects even when I am the owner of them?This is how it looks at my TSA

And at my Source Controller Explorer all I see is this. enter image description here

And what is "Hosted Service Provider" and "Local Git Repositories".

Please explain this to me like I am five years old.


Solution

  • The team projects that you can't see in Source Control Explorer should use Git version control. You can only use Source Control Explorer to browse and work with your codebase under TFVC(Team Foundation version control).

    TFS/VSTS supports two types of version control Git and Team Foundation Version Control (TFVC). Git is a distributed version control system, and Team Foundation Version Control (TFVC) is a centralized version control system. Git is the default version control provider for new projects. You should use Git for version control in your projects unless you have a specific need for centralized version control features in TFVC. More details you can refer to https://www.visualstudio.com/en-us/docs/tfvc/comparison-git-tfvc.

    Get Started with Git and Team Services

    Use Team Foundation Version Control