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+1  Q: 

how to delete a developers workspace

A developer has left, and his workstation is now formatted. TFS thinks he still has files checked out. Clearly he'll never be checking them in. How do I tell TFS to forget about it?

+5  A: 

How to: Undo another users check-out

How to: Remove a Workspace

Ed Guiness  2009-11-29 13:39:39
A: 

Forcibly check them out by another user and then commit them. ("Break lock")

Dani  2009-11-29 13:40:27
+4  A: 

Deleting a workspace, and undoing another user check-out (and much more!) can be done using the Sidekick tool (it is free). Specifically look at Workspace Sidekick and Status Sidekick:

Workspace screenshot: alt text Status screenshot: alt text

joerage  2009-11-29 14:01:36

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