The Source Safe Archive/Restore functionality allows you to inject not just files but history into a database without regard to the history that already exists there. If any of the files or folders happen to share the same name, you can get into a situation...

I don't usually stick my nose into Work Item Tracking issues because its not my area.  However, this issue is the cause of so much confusion that it reflects poorly on the whole TFS to TFS migration tool.  When you are running a Work Item Tracking...

The short answer is yes.  Every version of every file and folder that is mapped for migration will be downloaded to the client then checked into the target server. However, it may not be preserved in the way you expect. The server does not allow...

We made a big investment in VSSConverter SP1. The most important change was to create a unique ID for each item in VSS.  Without this it is impossible to track the history of a file or folder across renames and moves.  Previous versions of VSSConverter...

A lot of people want to know how long it will take to migrate their VSS database into TFS using VSSConverter. There many factors that affect this, so it is impossible to give a truly accurate estimate. However, I believe I have done enough migrations...

About the blog: The goal of this blog is helping customers work their problems. There are often common issues/questions and it’s easier to blog it once than answer a bunch of different e-mails and message board posts. Blogging it also makes it a lot...