1. The story scene
Used SVN users are aware of in the Windows folder, click the right mouse button will pop up Tortoise SVN operating menu (commonly known as small turtles). With this feature, users do not need to open the SVN tools, documentation and code can achieve upload and download files directly from Windows Explorer, provides a very convenient way to manage user content in SVN.
Those with the habit of thinking, many developers have asked me, DevOps Server (formerly TFS) whether there is a similar function? Have! Here's how to install and use this feature.
2. Install Tool
In 2015 and previous versions of Team Foundation Server, Microsoft provides a Visual Studio plug-in, called "Microsoft Visual Studio Team Foundation Server Power Tools for Visual Studio"
Visual Studio Team Foundation Server in the Microsoft 2015 Power Tools
in the Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 Team Foundation Server Power Tools
in the Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 Team Foundation Server Power Tools
Team Foundation Server Power Tools December 2011. Only
this tool to provide users in different Visua Studio template editing work items functions, but also provides an integrated feature of the Windows file Manager. After this feature is installed, users do not need to open a large Visual Studio, TFS can manage documents in the folder, such as downloading, uploading, version management and other relatively common during the operation.
After Visual Studio 2017 release, Microsoft will be the Windows file manager functions handled independently, made a small tool "Microsoft Team Foundation Version Control Windows Shell Extension", the name is a bit long, referred to as extended TFVC of Windows. This tool with Visual Studio Team Explorer, allows users to implement version management TFVC library in the folder.
Prerequisites
Since this plug-in is the object model of Visual Studio Team Explorer based on its own can not operate independently; requires the Visual Studio any version 2017 installed on your computer, including the Enterprise, Professional, Community Edition, or Team Explorer. Without these tools, users can not normally use this extension, from the use of the next chapter, you can also see in this run preconditions.
This plugin currently only supports Visual Studio 2017, does not support Visual Studio 2019.
Download and install
Users can obtain this tool from Visual Studio plug-in market https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-vscs-vcw.TfsShellExtention
After installing the plugin, restart your computer.
3. Use
After installing the Visual Studio 2017 and TFVC Windows extensions, you can refer to the following method of operation using this extension tool.
Using Visual Studio Team Explorer mapping TFVC in the mapped folder on the mail click of a mouse, you can pop TFS version control menu; here you can complete all operations TFVC version management, such as acquisition, rewind, check, etc.
4. Frequently Asked Questions
Git can manage files?
Not only document management TFVC
Do not install Visual Studio, can it?
Can not
Visual Studio 2019 support it?
not support
Visual Studio 2015/2013/2012 support it?
Support, you need to download the corresponding version of Power Tools
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http://www.cnblogs.com/danzhang/ DevOps MVP Zhang Hongjun
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