Team Build Error: The Path … is already mapped to

Question

When creating a new build in Team Foundation Server, I get the following error when attempting to run the new build:

The path C:\Build\ProductReleases\FullBuildv5.4.2x\Sources is already mapped to workspace BuildServer_23.

I am unable to see a workspace by that name in the workspaces dialog.

Answer 1

If you don't have permissions on the server to delete other people's workspaces, you can just change the name of the build definition. TFS will create a new workspace and map it to "C:\Build\ProductReleases\new build name here\Sources".

Answer 2

I got same issue in Visual Studio 2017 and TFS 2017. DefaultCollection must be mapped first to you local path. Somehow this step was skipped and I got only MyFirstProject mapped.

All you need to do is:
- 1. Go to your TFS web page and remove the project from the server.

- 2. Remove the project from your local "Worksapces"

- 3. Go to "Manage Connections" which will refresh your Home page in TeamExplorer.

- 4. You will get Configuration page which will allow you to setup root path to your DefaultCollection.

- 5. You should get message that it been done successfully. Now you can create your project.

It's important to map root of your collection to your workspace first and then map a new project.

Answer 3

Use the command line utility TF - Team Foundation Version Control Tool (tf).

You can get a list of all workspaces by bringing up a Visual Studio Command Prompt then changing to your workspace folder and issuing the following commands:

C:\YourWorkspaceFolder>tf workspaces /owner:*

You should see your problem workspace in the list as well as it's owner.

You can delete the workspace with the following command:

C:\YourWorkspaceFolder>tf workspace /delete /server:BUILDSERVER WORKSPACENAME;OWNERNAME

Answer 4

If applicable, you can also clone the build definition and change its name. This workded for me.

Answer 5

We had the same problem but deleting the workspace's from the TFS server did not work. (I should mention that I grabbed my colleagues VM that was already set up with his credentials.)

For me this worked: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/buckh/archive/2006/09/12/path-is-already-mapped-in-workspace.aspx

I just went into the : ...\Local Settings\Application Data\ made a search for VersionControl.config, opened up the folder that contained this file and deleted all of it's contents.

Previous to that I tried manually editing the file but it continued with the same error message.

I hope this helps.

Answer 6

Simplest way to do this is to go to your AppData and delete the TFS cache (depending on the version 3.0 or 4.0)

C:\Users{UserName}\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Team Foundation\3.0\Cache or C:\Users{UserName}\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Team Foundation\4.0\Cache