Question

I’ve (apparently) checked-in (added) a file that shouldn’t have been added to a branch. I need to revert this, but since then, 20 or so changesets have been added to the repository.

I’m used to working with Subversion, where it’s only a few clicks and it’s out. How easy is it in TFS?

Answer 1

TFS is a pain to use in general (personal and biased opinion). Here’s a how-to article from Microsoft on how to proceed to revert changes back (warning: more than a few clicks away).

As given in that article, the steps to revert to a prior version of (a) file(s) are:

1. In Source Control Explorer, right-click the file whose changeset you want to roll back, and then click Get specific version on the
   context menu.

2. In the Get dialog box, select the prior version of the file, and then click Get. For more information, see How to: Retrieve
   Old Versions of Files from
   Changesets.

3. After this file is in your workspace, right-click the file, and then click Check Out for Edit on the context menu.

4. Right-click the file again, and then click Check In Pending Changes.

5. In the Check In – Source Files dialog box, select the file, and then click Check in.

   The Resolve Conflicts dialog box appears.

6. Click Resolve to open the Resolve version conflict dialog box.

7. Select Discard server changes.

8. Click OK.

   NOTE: To review your decision before discarding the server changes, you can click Compare to view the server and local copies
   simultaneously.

9. In the Resolve Conflicts dialog box, click Close.

10. In Source Control Explorer, right-click the file, and then click Check In Pending Changes.

11. In the Check In – Source Files dialog box, click Check in.