Question

hey guys,
i am using TFS 2010, i have uploaded content on TFS server, but i dont have any clue about how to download the content from TFS server to local system so that i can check out and check in once i have done editing

Any one know how to do that.. please reply…

i need a step for the same.

Thanks and Regards
Abbas Electricwala

Answer 1

You need to setup a local Workspace (if there isn’t one already) and then map your project to a local working directory. From Step 1 of this MSDN article:

You can create a workspace mapping in one of two ways:

* Set the workspace mapping explicitly
* Perform a Get operation on your team project.

To set a workspace mapping explicitly

1. In Visual Studio, on the File menu, point to Source Control and then
   click Workspaces.
2. In the Manage Workspaces dialog box, select your computer name and
   then click Edit.
3. In the Edit Workspace dialog box, in the Working folders list,
   click Click here to enter a new
   working folder.
4. Click the ellipsis (…) button, select your team project (for example
   MyTeamProject1), and then click OK.
5. Click the local folder cell to display another ellipsis button.
6. Click the ellipsis button beneath Local Folder and then browse
   to and select the local folder on your
   development computer where you want to
   locate your team project; for example,
   C:\DevProjects\MyTeamProject1.
7. Click OK twice to close the Edit Workspace dialog box.
8. Click OK in response to the Microsoft Visual Studio message box
   that informs you than one or more
   working folders have changed.
9. Click Close to close the Manage Workspaces dialog box.

To perform a Get operation on your
team project

1. In Team Explorer, expand your team project node; for example,
   MyTeamProject1.
2. Double-click Source Control beneath your team project.
3. In Source Control Explorer, right-click the root folder
   MyTeamProject1 and then click Get
   Latest Version.
4. In the Browse For Folder dialog box, select your local path (for
   example,
   C:\DevProjects\MyTeamProject1) and
   then click OK. This maps the team
   project root folder within TFS to a
   local path on your computer.