I need to download a shelveset from TFS to a local folder. Is there any tools or add-in for Visual studio 2010 to download shelveset
If you just need to get the files from the shelveset to your local folder, this is a normal process and called Unshelve. It downloads the files to your local folder.
For example, before unshelve you had the following in your local folder:
- File 1
- File 2
The shelveset has:
- File 1 (Modified)
- File 3 (Created)
After unshelve there will be:
- File 1 (Updated)
- File 2
- File 3 (Added)
If you need to have only the files from the shelveset in your workspace folder without anything else, one of the ways would be:
You can find more about managing shelvesets here: Suspend Your Work and Manage Your Shelvesets (MSDN)