I'm part of a large project mapped from TFS, within that project there is a folder which I have finished working on. I don't want that folder anymore so I'd like to delete my local copy. The problem is that TFS wants to mirror the change and delete the folder from source control, I don't want to remove it from TFS.
The only way I can find to do this is to unmap the workspace, and then go through and get all the other folders I need to work on.
Is there anyway I can just delete that folder locally?
Best Answer
This is an older post, but since the only given answer seems "not entirely correct" to me I'd like to answer anyway: I blogged about this (in german) here: blog.nils-andresen.de
If you have a local copy, that you want to un-get or un-download like this:
simply right-click the folder and then click "Get Specific Version" or "Advanced > Get Specific Version" and specify Changeset 1.
Here's why from Martin Woodward's TFS Top Tips:
When the process is complete the "Latest"-column will show "not downloaded".
After that any remaining files in the filesystem can safely be removed.