how to remove TFS workspace mapping for another user

Question

I am using Visual Studio 2010. Some months back I was using some \'ABC\' TFS user to connect to TFS and mapped some folders on my local drive. Now my previous user \'ABC\' i

Answer 1

I had a similar issue and could not install sidekick because I'm running VS 2k17.

I was unable to delete the workspace because it kept telling me it could not find the workspace.

 tf workspaces /computer:* /owner:* 

This would list all of my workspaces and the owners. So I would try

 tf workspace /delete myWorkSpaceName;Bob Smith


 TF14061:  The workspace myWorkSpaceName;Bob Smith does not exist.

That is the exact workspace and owner name I was getting in the original workspace listing above.

The solution was to ask for xml format

tf workspaces /computer:* /owner:* /format:xml > c:\temp\workspaces.xml

(Note: Output to file is optional, but recommended)

This gives workspace owner aliases and one of them was a long name with a guid and the account email. This finally worked:

tf workspace /delete myWorkSpaceName;aabe3ec12-1254-4956-b1ee-3fb26506931e\bsmith@myDomain.onmicrosoft.com

It asked for a confirmation and finally deleted my orphaned workspace.