TFVC to git import alternative

On [Migrating from TFS + TFVC to VSTS + git]({{ site.baseurl }}{% link _posts/2018-7-15-migrating-from-tfs-to-vsts-git.md %}) post I showed how to export your TFVC repository, or a part of it, to a git repository using git-tfs tool. Today, I found an alternative totally by chance and it might be just what you needed to finally move to git. TFS 2018 and Azure DevOps offers an option called Import Repository located at Code in TFS or Repos Azure DevOps....

February 13, 2019 · 1 min · LPains

Migrating from TFS + TFVC to VSTS + git

It seems like everybody uses git for source control nowadays. Heck, Microsoft is using git instead of its own TFVC. Although I’ve been using GitHub for open source projects for years now, most of my day is still spent in TFS. I finally got the green-light to move one fairly large project from TFS with TFVC to VSTS with git, this post is about my experience during the move. Requirements Migrate one repository with few branches from TFS 2017 to VSTS Permanent move; no need to keep TFS and VSTS in sync after conversion Migrate history for all branches being moved The first two requirements are quite easy to achieve but the last one proved to be tricky....

July 15, 2018 · 3 min · LPains