Using Source Control Explorer

Source Control Explorer is used to view and manage Team Foundation version control such as team projects, folders, and files.

By using Source Control Explorer, you can accomplish the following tasks:

• Browse team projects and workspaces to identify what is under Team Foundation version control.

• Determine whether items are synchronized, or copied to your local computer's workspace.

• View all pending changes. For more information, see View and Manage All Pending Changes in Your Workspace and View Pending Changes in Other Workspaces.

• Undo or check in pending changes. For more information, see View and Manage All Pending Changes in Your Workspace.

• Determine whether you have the latest version of an item copied to your local computer's workspace.

• Get either the latest or specific versions of folders and files. For more information, see Get the Source for Your Team Project and Update File Versions in Your Workspace.

• Check out folders and files for edit. For more information, see Getting a Local Copy of Files from the Version Control Server.

• Lock and unlock folders and files. For more information, see Working with Version Control Locks.

• Delete, undelete, rename, and move folders and files. For more information, see Move, Rename, and Delete Version-Controlled Files and Folders.

• Resolve source control conflicts. For more information, see Resolving Folder Differences and File Conflicts.

• Shelve source control items. For more information, see Working with Shelvesets.

• View the history associated with source control folders and files. For more information, see Viewing Historical Data about an Item.

• Compare versions of folders or files. For more information, see Comparing Folders and Files.

• Branch and merge source control team projects, folders, and files. For more information, see Branching and Merging.

• Apply labels to changesets. For more information, see Use Labels to Take a Snapshot of Your Files.

• View the properties associated with folders and files.

You can also perform several Team Foundation version control tasks from the command line. For more information, see Tf Command-Line Utility Commands.

In This Section

• Open Source Control Explorer
  Explains the steps used to open the Source Control Explorer window.

• Refresh Version Control Status
  Describes the procedure used to refresh the Source Control Explorer window.

• Open and Close the Folders Pane in Source Control Explorer
  Describes the steps used to open and close the file folders pane in the Source Control Explorer window.

• View Version Control File and Folder Properties
  Describes the procedure used to view version control file and folder properties.