Eclipse TFS check out error can't show file

Question

I'm using Eclipse Neon with TFS plugin,

When I edit a file and try to checkout file and the file is already checkout by another user, I get the file as empty with an error :

The item .. is locked for checkout by .. in workspace ..

I can't continue to work on file, I must close window and open the file again.

Is there a way to keep working on file without getting error screen?

When I trying to lock I don't have option for Unchanged - keep any existing lock .

Answer 1

The file is locked by others, you need to unlock the file then check-out to edit, otherwise it will always get the error.

You can try below ways to unlock the file:

• tf lock /lock: none Please see Lock Command for details:

To use the lock command, you must have the Lock permission set to Allow. Having the Unlock other user's changes permission set to Allow is required to remove a lock held by another user if you do not have Write permission for that user's workspace

tf lock /lock:none /workspace:workspacename [/recursive][/login:username,[password]] [/collection:TeamProjectCollectionUrl]

• tf undo The undo command removes any locks on the items. See Undo command

  To unlock individual files run the command below in Visual Studio Command Prompt:

  tf undo "file_path" /workspace:workspace_name

  e.g.:

  tf undo $/S/B/ABC/dotNET/Symphony/Tools/xyz/abc/Abc.dll /workspace:Houst01

  here it will unlock Abc.dll which is inside abc folder.

  To unlock the whole folder in one shot:

  tf undo $/S/B/ABC/dotNET/Symphony/Tools/xyz/abc/* /workspace:Houst01

  here it will unlock all files which is inside abc folder.

• You can also unlock other users file using TFS Sidekick tools:

  It gives you a graphical interface to do all these commands, which makes it much easier to perform these tasks.