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Are there any Tools to compare the differences between branches in TFS 2005?. OR How do I see Tree Difference Tab in TFS?

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Get the latest from each branch and then use KDiff3 (or any diff'ing tool of your choice) to diff the source locally.

Andrew Hare
Can thi sbe used with Visual studio Team Systems 2005?.
Greens
Sure -- it's a standalone tool.
Richard Berg
That said, it will be much much slower. The power tool (which is built directly into VS 2008) compares hash values which are already stored on the server; KDiff3 and similar tools must actually read the full contents from disk.
Richard Berg
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TFS Power tools will let you compare two branches. After you install it right click and compare on a folder. Put in the branch name to compare it with and it will show the Tree Difference Tab.

Ryan