How to create new root folders in a Team Project s

Question

I'd like to recreate a folder hierarchy like in this example (from TFS Branching Guide Main 2010 v1):

The problem is I cannot understand how to create additional root-level folders, like those Development and Release in the picture above, to put new child branches into.
The New Folder command option becomes available only at levels beneath root-level branches.

How to create new root folders in a Team Project source control at the Main branch level?

Answer 1

You cannot add a folder to root in TFS to an unmapped as mentioned. However one good way to do this is with the following example.

Scenario:

1. You want to have a NEW Folder to contain many NEW Projects
2. Right click on your solution and Add solution to source control
3. At this point you can create a folder on root with say name of "WebServices"
4. Then you continue through with the popup in adding in your project/solution

For me this works fine, although I too would prefer the freedom to setup a folder structure ahead of time for myself and other developers without having to commit /checkin code etc...

Answer 2

Here is what I did.

1. Connect to the desired collection in Team Explorer.
2. Click the down arrow at the end of the "Connect" row.
3. From the drop-down menu provided select "Projects and My Teams".
4. Select "New Team Project".

And now you have a new "Directory" under the collection root.

Answer 3

Make sure that your workspace maps at the Team Project level ("StandardBranchPlan" in the picture). I just tried this, and found that "New Folder" does not appear if I have the wrong workspace selected, but once I select a workspace that maps the folder under which I want to create a new folder, "New Folder" became enabled.