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Asked: 2026-05-21T07:19:10+00:00

I originally edited a file, which did a checkout. I received a new computer,

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I originally edited a file, which did a checkout. I received a new computer, and now I want to edit the file. I don’t care about the original edit.

TFS reports that another user has an exclusive lock on the file. It’s not actually another user, it’s me, but the machine is different, so the workspace is different.

I tried unlocking with the tf commandline using the following command:

tf lock /lock:none /workspace:oldmachinename;domain\me /recursive $/projectname/directory /s:http:tfs:8080/tfs/project

I get no errors, but when I go into Visual studio 2010 (We’re using tfs 2010 as well) The files remain locked.

What am I doing wrong?

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  1. Editorial Team

    Deleting the old workspace is probably what you want to do. You can do this with the tf workspace command, but an easier method is to use the free TFS Sidekicks add-on which gives you a GUI to manage and delete workspaces.

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