visual studio - TFS cannot track changes when it is offline & Go Online is clicked next -


i'm working on vs2012 & team explorer vs 2012.

the problem have is, if in case tfs goes down, solution offline & changes make not show in pending changes window.

i have checked ways can make tfs track changes none of them helped.

things tried:

  1. go online option in context menu -> displays window list of objects & have go through each 1 of them identify objects track becomes tedious.

  2. i tried installing tfsgooffline extension present here, result same mentioned in above point. can i, way make tfs track changes if tfs goes down or want work offline & go online?

are making use of server or local workspace? new concept introduced in tfs 2012, tackle same problem facing (tracking changes when tfs offline). excerpt link, gives explanation server vs local workspace:

before team foundation server 2012, workspaces considered "server" workspaces; in essence, in server workspace, when file's retrieved tfs, tfs tracks version of file's on local machine, , file set read-only. setting file read-only, server able track version of file stored locally.

one drawback server workspaces ability work offline tfs. each version of tfs has made strides make offline work easier, but, design, server workspaces work best online connection tfs.

tfs 2012 changes workspace options. server workspaces still available, , work has have in previous versions. however, tfs 2012 contains new type of workspace, called local workspace. again, oversimplification, in local workspace, files read/write, not read-only. meta-data files stored in hidden folder in root of workspace, allows edits, renames , deletes done locally without communication server.

if edit current workspace, able know whether using server or local workspace now. check images towards end of document.

hope helps!


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