How do I change my workspace in Team Foundation Server 2k5 and 2k8?

Question

I've got multiple projects in a couple different workspaces. However, it seems like I can never figure out how to change my current workspace. The result is that files that I have checked out on my machine are shown to be checked out by somebody else and are not accessible.

Edit: Workspaces.

Answer 1

I don't entirely understand your question.

Are you saying that files you check out on one machine seems to be unaccessible on another of your machines? I'd say that would be entirely by design, as now you have a file that has local modifications done on one machine, which may or may not be available on your other machines.

When you say checked out by somebody else, what does that mean exactly? How are you verifying this, what are you looking at?

Or do you mean something else? In that case, please elaborate.

Answer 2

Did you mean to say workspaces instead of workstations? If you really meant workstations, I'm having difficulty picturing what you are describing. Are you talking about physically separate workstations?

Answer 3

I'm going to assume you mean "workspace", not "workstation", as your question doesn't quite make sense to me otherwise.

In Visual Studio, go to the Source Control Explorer (View->Other Windows->Source Control Explorer). At the top of the source control explorer window you should have a toolbar with a few buttons. Somewhere on that toolbar (for me it's at the right) there should be a Workspace dropdown. Just select the workspace you want to use from that dropdown.

Answer 4

Are you wanting to change the location of the files on the workstation? If so, here's how I do it:

1. Open Visual Studio
2. Open the Source Control Explorer window.
3. From the Workspace dropdown select "Workspaces..."
4. The Manage Workspaces dialog should show up.
5. Select the workspace you want to modify, and click Edit...
6. You should be able to adjust the folders from here.