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How can I exclude the bin folder from Check in and Check Out from TFS version control in the TFS plug-in for Eclipse?

Edward Thomson
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Mohammed Subhi Sheikh Quroush
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  • possible duplicate of [How do I permanently exclude the bin and obj folders from TFS 2012 checkin?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/21260039/how-do-i-permanently-exclude-the-bin-and-obj-folders-from-tfs-2012-checkin) – Lukas Eder Nov 25 '14 at 09:08
  • Or also a duplicate of: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/922798/how-to-ignore-files-directories-in-tfs – Lukas Eder Nov 25 '14 at 09:13

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The bin folder should already be ignored by TFS unless everywhere is configured differently. Do possibly mean that the bin folder is already checked in and you don't want to manipulate it any more? If that is the case simply delete the bin from tfs and it will stop prompting you for check out/check in. Bin folders typically are not under source control

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You can use a .tpignore file to ignore files. The easiest way to add the bin directory to your .tpignore is to simply right click on the bin directory in Package Explorer and select the "Ignore" option in the Team menu.

Edward Thomson
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  • Interesting. There are conflicting pages in the docs, claiming that there should be a [`.tpignore`](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg413275%28v=vs.100%29.aspx) or a [`.tfignore`](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms245454.aspx#tfignore) file. 1) which one is it? 2) neither seems to be working in my TFS installation... I wish there was a more complete answer on Stack Overflow somewhere :-) – Lukas Eder Nov 25 '14 at 09:06
  • @LukasEder it's simple (though perhaps not well documented): server workspaces can use `.tpignore`, local workspaces use `.tfignore` – Edward Thomson Nov 25 '14 at 10:45
  • Thanks for the hint. But neither seems to be considered, when using "compare" or "add items to folder..." actions, right? – Lukas Eder Nov 25 '14 at 16:38
  • Compare *should* consult the ignore files. If you explicitly add items to folders, however, that will always override the ignores. – Edward Thomson Nov 25 '14 at 18:42
  • Compare doesn't seem to consult the ignore files, and with "add items to folder..." I meant that I don't want to see the ignored items as choices in that dialog. I'll have to check what I'm doing wrong... Thanks for your help – Lukas Eder Nov 26 '14 at 06:48
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I had the same problem, I added the following to the .tfignore file

/bin/
/bin/.*
/bin/classes/*

I had to include the classes directory explicitly because it continued to appear in the pending changes.

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