How to work offline with TFS

Question

Our TFS server has some temporary connectivity issues right now, and as such VS has gone unresponsive, leaving 50+ developers unable to work!

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Answer 1

See this reference for information on how to bind/unbind your solution or project from source control. NOTE: this doesn't apply if you are using GIT and may not apply to versions later than VS2008.

Quoting from the reference:

To disconnect a solution or project from source control

1. In Visual Studio, open Solution Explorer and select the item(s) to disconnect.

2. On the File menu, click Source Control, then Change Source Control.

3. In the Change Source Control dialog box, click Disconnect.

4. Click OK.

Answer 2

The 'Go Offline' extension adds a button to the Source Control menu.

https://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com/6e54271c-2c4e-4911-a1b4-a65a588ae138

Answer 3

Simply, change the root folder name for your solution in your local machine, it will disconnect automatically.