What’s the difference between tf workspace /delete and tf workspaces /remove?

grantholliday — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 03:59:04 GMT

Today I needed to delete multiple workspaces. There are two separate commands for dealing with workspaces.

The first is the “tf workspaces” command:

tf workspaces /remove:(*|workspace1[,workspace2,...]) /server:(*|server)

The second is the “tf workspace” command:

tf workspace /delete [/server:servername] workspacename[;workspaceowner]

You might think that because the first command takes multiple items as parameters, it’s does “bulk workspace removal” – but it doesn’t :)

tf workspaces /remove - Removes the specified workspace entries for the specified server from the client cache.
tf workspace /delete - Deletes the specified workspace.

There’s also the “tfpt workspace” command from the Team Foundation Power Tools that lets you change the computer associated with a workspace. This is useful in the scenario that you rebuild your machine with a new machine name, or you move to a different machine and take your external drive with you.

Upgrading Team Foundation Power Tools

grantholliday — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 01:26:00 GMT

If you have a previous release of the Visual Studio Team System 2008 Team Foundation Power Tools (TFS Powertools for short) installed and you try and install a later release, you’ll be prompted with this windows installer error:

Another version of this product is already installed. Installation of this version cannot continue. To configure or remove the existing version of this product, use Add/Remove Programs on the Control Panel.

Sure, you can go to Add/Remove Programs (or Programs and Features in Vista/Windows 2008) on the Control Panel, search for the power tools and uninstall them. The simple solution is to open a command prompt and run the following command:

msiexec /x {FA564F28-4D97-411F-80C4-645E619552B8}

This will uninstall the currently installed version of the power tools, allowing you to install the new version.

~~The current version is the~~ ~~March 2008 Power Tools release~~. Don’t forget to have a look at what’s coming in the July 2008 Power Tools release.

Update: The July 2008 Power Tools release is now available from MSDN downloads.

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What’s the difference between tf workspace /delete and tf workspaces /remove?

Upgrading Team Foundation Power Tools