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Finding files that are not checked into repo

Is there an easy way to find files that are not checked into my repository in my Visual Studio project?

In the past, there's been times when I get my code base from the repo only to realize that some files -- for some reason -- had not been checked into the repository.

I recently got a new laptop and downloaded the code for my app onto my new machine. I'm now getting an error when I run the app on the new laptop but on the old one it runs perfectly fine. My first thought was that there were configuration differences between two machines so I downloaded the code into a new folder on the old machine and started having the same error that I'm having on the new laptop. If I run the app from the original folder on the old machine, it runs fine.

This makes me think that I may have some differences in the code between what's on the repo and the original folder. As a result, if I get the code from the repo, I have the error. If I try to check in the code from the original folder on the old laptop, Visual Studio tells me that there's nothing to check in.

So, is there an easy way for me to see if there's any file that is not checked into the repo on my old laptop?

BTW, I'm running Visual Studio 2019 -- with the latest updates/patches -- and my repo is on Azure DevOps and uses TFVC.

Solution

  • Running tf vc status /format:detailed /recursive from a Visual Studio Developer Commandline in your workspace root should give you a good overview of files not checked in and files with pending changes.

    C:\Users\JesseHouwing\source\Workspaces\xxx>tf vc status /format:detailed /recursive
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Detected Changes:
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$/xxx/test.txt
  User       : Jesse Houwing
  Date       : zaterdag 27 juli 2019 21:20:00
  Lock       : none
  Change     : add
  Workspace  : SHARKIE
  Local item : [SHARKIE] C:\Users\JesseHouwing\Source\Workspaces\xxx\test.txt

0 change(s), 1 detected change(s)

    It should auto-detect files unless you specify the /nodetectchanges flag.

    Or, if your .tfignore file is well specified, you can run tf vc add * /recursive to automatically create a pending change for all files that are currently not under version control. If needed, edit your tfignore file before running the add command. Add /noignore to bypass the ignore file, but that may add bin and obj and packages folders as well, be careful.

    tf.exe is hidden deep in the bowels of Visual Studio, easiest way to get access to it is to use the Developer Command Prompt:

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    My installation has put it here:

    C:\Users\JesseHouwing\source\Workspaces\xxx>where tf
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Enterprise\Common7\IDE\CommonExtensions\Microsoft\TeamFoundation\Team Explorer\TF.exe