How to get rid of “The solution you are trying to open is bound to source control” message

Question

I have a Visual Studio solution files copied from a source controlled solution. I don\'t want it to be source controlled and when I open it I get the message: the solu

Answer 1

You need to clean the solution file (.sln) by removing the following GlobalSection:

GlobalSection(TeamFoundationVersionControl) = preSolution
    SccNumberOfProjects = 2
    SccEnterpriseProvider = {4CA58AB2-18FA-4F8D-95D4-32DDF27D184C}
    SccTeamFoundationServer = http://example.com/tfs/defaultcollection
    SccLocalPath0 = .
    /// --- more solution specific stuff omitted --- ///
EndGlobalSection

and you need to remove the source control references from every single project file (.csproj for C# projects):

...
<SccProjectName>SAK</SccProjectName>
<SccLocalPath>SAK</SccLocalPath>
<SccAuxPath>SAK</SccAuxPath>
<SccProvider>SAK</SccProvider>
...