I am having and issue with TFS 2015 doing a continuous integration build. I have added 3 projects to my Questionnaires solution which are meant to be shared code between other solutions as well. Therefore those projects each have their own folder structures under TFS not under Questionnaires.
When I go to do a checkin, TFS is getting the path wrong to one of the projects and therefore won't build. The path it is looking for is-
C:\Builds\1\Questionnaires\Questionnaires\src\Source2\Questionnaires\Dev\Questionnaires\Questionnaires.sln.metaproj: The project file "C:\Builds\1\Questionnaires\Questionnaires\src\Source2\Questionnaires\Dev\Questionnaires......\Common\Main\Common\Common.Utilities\Common.Utilities.csproj" was not found.
That should be the correct path as that is the way it is in TFS under it's own folder.
Where the code is actually ending up is:
C:\Builds\1\Questionnaires\Questionnaires\src\Source2\Common
the \Main\Common folder is missing.
You need to correct your workspace mapping under the "source settings" tab. This sets the folders that will be downloaded from source control to your build server's working folder for the build.
When we do team builds using tfs 2013 we occasionally get the following error:
Exception Message: Unable to create the workspace '41_9_UKBOLTFS6' due to a mapping conflict. You may need to manually delete an old workspace. You can get a list of workspaces on a computer with the command 'tf workspaces /computer:%COMPUTERNAME%'.
Details: The path C:\xxx\xxx\xxx is already mapped in workspace 41_9_UKBOLTFS6. (type MappingConflictException)
If we kick off a new build it may succeed, if not we try again and eventually it works without any changes.
I have seen very similar questions posted on stackoverflow about this but non where the workspaces it is complaining about are the same '41_9_UKBOLTFS6'.
We migrated most of our builds from TFS2010 but not all and we never had this issue before.
Does anyone know what is going on?
This occurs (as the error suggests) when you have a workspace clash on the build server. Workspaces are saved as configuration values in the TFS database so clashes are possibly caused by:
you have created a new build definition with the same name as a previous build definition.
some part of your workspace name (or an artifact within your project) is over 260 chars
build definition is not using $(sourcedir) macro in System Settings tab
More details are explained in this article
Possible work-around:
Rename your build definition to something unique.
Looks like you have multiple team builds mapped to the same local directory. Make sure that the Working Directory in all your agents are unique and there is no absolute path in workspace settings of your build definitions
I've run to this issues and blogged about my solution without renaming the build definition. Check it out here: https://christiaanmolendijk.nl/2016/05/23/before-stressing-out-tfs-cache-folder-on-build-server/
Summary of the link:
Go to cache folder: {userprofile}\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Team Foundation\{version}\Cache
Edit file VersionControl.config in Volatile folder
Then go back to the cache folder at {userprofile}\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Team Foundation\{version}\Cache and delete the folders with a GUID as name.
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It's been asked a lot, and for 2 days, I've tried to resolve, with no success. I am running TFS 2012 Express, on Win7. I have installed VS Express edition on that machine. I can check in fine. I am trying to set up a Continuous Integration build.
But, when I force a build on the build server, I get the following error:
Unable to create the workspace '2_1_Server' due to a mapping conflict.
You may need to manually delete an old workspace. You can get a list
of workspaces on a computer with the command 'tf workspaces
/computer:%COMPUTERNAME%'.
Details: The path C:\Builds\Finance is already mapped in workspace
1_1_Server. (type MappingConflictException)
(Not sure where it gets "C:\Builds\Finance" from....)
I then try what it says on my dev machine, and it asks me for my login credentials on the build server. I enter them, and it tells me:
That seems fine, no?
On the server, I check my Build Agent working folder:
d:\Builds\$(BuildAgentId)\$(BuildDefinitionPath)
I am not sure where the conflict is.
Interesting, if I load a different team project on the same server, it builds. I just created a build definition for this project, and it seemed to build successfully. I think it has something to do with the Build Definitions, as these projects were moved from another TFS server.....
Can anyone assist?
Install the free tool Team Foundation Sidekicks, and use it to delete any workspaces for your build server via Tools > Workspace Sidekick (i.e. with your build server's name in the workspace search result's Computer column). (Don't worry; TFS builds will recreate them):
Then go and delete everything under d:\builds on the build server.
Then check the workspace mapping by editing each build def under its Source Settings tab, and ensure they are using $(SourceDir) as part of the path for every mapping defined.
If the builds have the paths hardcoded instead of using the $(SourceDir) token as the root, it might explain the behavior you are seeing.
I've set up "Team Foundation Build" (I think that's the correct name). I have a build controller (build machine) that has been building our solution correctly. When building on the build machine, I'm using a separate solution configuration.
We added a new project to the solution. I've opened the configuration manager and checked the box for "Build" next to that new project while the configuration used on the build machine is selected. This change to the solution is checked in. But the build machine won't build that project.
If I make changes to solution configurations and examine the .sln file, I see those changes reflected so I know that information is stored there. However, when I open the .sln file in Visual Studio on the build machine (after it's written there during a failed build), I see that the check box "Build" next to our new project is unchecked (thus explaining why it's not being built). If I copy the .sln file from the build machine to my machine and compare it with the .sln on my machine (where the box is checked), they match!
I'm baffled...
It's likely that the new project is in a folder in source control that is not specified in the TFS Build's definition's list of workspaces.
Edit the TFS Build definition and verify the list of working folders.
The solution file may contain this project reference but unless it is included in the working folders it will not be available to the build server.
When creating a new build in Team Foundation Server, I get the following error when attempting to run the new build:
The path
C:\Build\ProductReleases\FullBuildv5.4.2x\Sources
is already mapped to workspace
BuildServer_23.
I am unable to see a workspace by that name in the workspaces dialog.
Use the command line utility TF - Team Foundation Version Control Tool (tf).
You can get a list of all workspaces by bringing up a Visual Studio Command Prompt then changing to your workspace folder and issuing the following commands:
C:\YourWorkspaceFolder>tf workspaces /owner:*
You should see your problem workspace in the list as well as it's owner.
You can delete the workspace with the following command:
C:\YourWorkspaceFolder>tf workspace /delete /server:BUILDSERVER WORKSPACENAME;OWNERNAME
Just delete the contents of the following folder(s):
C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Team Foundation\3.0\Cache
Where UserName is actual or current user, and 3.0 is the version number.
I had a similar issue and to remove the workspace that was causing me a problem, I logged into another machine with TFS client installed and performed the following:
On the File menu, point to Source Control, Advanced, and then click
Workspaces....
In the Manage Workspaces dialog box, tick the Show remote packages checkbox.
Under the Name column, select the workspace that you want to remove, and then click Remove.
In
the Confirmation dialog box, click OK.
I received this error, which was caused by having two build definitions that pointed to the same source. The issue was that I used a static build directory in the Build Agent.
This forum post describes my issue and resolution exactly:
http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/tfsbuild/thread/60a4138a-9b28-4c46-bdf4-f9775ce43c3e/
We had the same problem but deleting the workspace's from the TFS server did not work.
(I should mention that I grabbed my colleagues VM that was already set up with his credentials.)
For me this worked:
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/buckh/archive/2006/09/12/path-is-already-mapped-in-workspace.aspx
I just went into the : ...\Local Settings\Application Data\ made a search for VersionControl.config, opened up the folder that contained this file and deleted all of it's contents.
Previous to that I tried manually editing the file but it continued with the same error message.
I hope this helps.
For some reason I was having trouble deleting the workspace from the command-line utility. Luckily I found Team Foundation Sidekicks 2010 (from this post) which is free and provides a GUI for viewing and deleting TFS workspaces, and many more useful TFS features.
I had a similar problem with Visual Studio 2010 complaining about an already-mapped-workspace, but instead of deleting the entire workspace, I used the following from the Visual Studio Command Prompt: "tf workspace PROBLEM_WORKSPACE_NAME". This brought up an "Edit Workspace" dialog. From there I was able to remove the path in question from the "Working Folders" list, which got rid of the error.
the rest was fairly easy.
Simply go to this folder:
C:\Users{UserName}\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Team Foundation\4\Cache
and delete all that's in the folder.
I was getting an exception telling me that the file was already mapped in another workspace:
"The path {File Path} is already mapped in workspace {Workspace Name}."
This workspace was deleted beofre.
With the help of friend of mine I found out that TFS save workspace info under the user local settings dir. We found a file named:
VersionControl.config under {User Documents and Settings dir}\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Team Foundation\1.0\Cache.
This file contains all the local mapping of TFS. Probably when you use the Map method and don't use:
public void DeleteMapping(WorkingFolder mapping); before deleting the workspace the mapping information is not removed from this file which is used by TFS to check if you've alreay mapped a specific path.
To resolve this problem delete all the keys from the config file. Don't delete the file because you'll get it again from the server cache.
Here is what I did (well what I do):
Using TFS Sidekicks clear out the user and server filters so they are blank. This will let you get all workspaces.
Check the build error for the workspace name. In the OPs case it is BuildServer_23. It is different in my environment but basically just match up the error name with the one in the tfs sidekick list.
Click the red x to delete the workspace.
Viola!
If applicable, you can also clone the build definition and change its name. This workded for me.
I tried all the following solutions such as :
Use sidekicks to delete WS.
Use tf commands to delete remote server workspaces.
Delete the TFS cache folder.
The following worked for me:
tf workspaces /remove:*
If you don't have permissions on the server to delete other people's workspaces, you can just change the name of the build definition. TFS will create a new workspace and map it to "C:\Build\ProductReleases\new build name here\Sources".
While trying to 'Get latest version' of a project which I had previously mapped to a local directory and then deleted, I saw this same error message.
First I tried the SideKick tool and then the Visual Studio 2010 command prompt, both of which told me I had no workspaces mapped.
Next I searched for 'VersionControl.config' within c:/users/myuser/appdata, and deleted the 4 references it found.
I re-opened Visual Studio and I was able to re-map the project, no more error!
Simplest way to do this is to go to your AppData and delete the TFS cache (depending on the version 3.0 or 4.0)
C:\Users{UserName}\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Team Foundation\3.0\Cache
or
C:\Users{UserName}\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Team Foundation\4.0\Cache
TDN's solution worked for me when I was having the same issue. The Build server created workspaces under my account. Checking this box allowed me to see and delete them.
I got same issue in Visual Studio 2017 and TFS 2017. DefaultCollection must be mapped first to you local path. Somehow this step was skipped and I got only MyFirstProject mapped.
All you need to do is:
- 1. Go to your TFS web page and remove the project from the server.
- 2. Remove the project from your local "Worksapces"
- 3. Go to "Manage Connections" which will refresh your Home page in TeamExplorer.
- 4. You will get Configuration page which will allow you to setup root path to your DefaultCollection.
- 5. You should get message that it been done successfully. Now you can create your project.
It's important to map root of your collection to your workspace first and then map a new project.
My issue was related to using multiple accounts. This is how I was able to switch accounts.
Open Team Explorer
From the big drop down menu near the top of the pane...
Navigate to:
Projects and my Teams>Manage Connections
Navigate to:
Manage Connections>Connect to Team Project
Use the "Switch User" link to switch accounts.
Now the workspace names will match the chosen account.
I couldn't get any other solution to work.
I had a new account created and the old account no longer had permissions (both on same machine).
I tried:
1) Deleting the workspace (couldn't see in VS with or without remote workspaces checked)
2) Deleting from the command line
3) New owner command
4) Deleting the cache
So I simply opened VS as admin and mapped to a different folder.
Deleting the workspace and cache was not sufficient for me.
I had to also restart the "Visual Studio Team Foundation Build Service Host" service.
Go to the Source Control Explorer
In the toolbar there is a dropdown list of Workspaces.
Click the dropdown and go to workspaces.
Remove the unwanted workspace.
Map to your local.
I changed
Build Definition -> Workspace -> Build Agent Folder
from
c:\some\path
to
$(SourceDir)
and it fixed the issue.
I had this issue with this with Azure DevOps automated builds in an on-prem TFS build agent. Removing the workspace using TFS Sidekicks did not work. And tf.exe could not even find the workspace to delete it.
This solution should work for TFS 2017, TFS 2018, Azure DevOps, and possibly other versions:
Take note of the workspace GUID in the error message.
On the machine where the build is taking place, navigate to: %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Team Foundation\ (where %USERPROFILE% belongs to the user that triggered the build).
Search for and remove all instances of the workspace GUID under that directory. There will likely be a folder in a 'cache' directory, as well as entries in 'LocationServerMap.xml' and 'LocalItemExclusions.config'. Remove them all.
That worked in my circumstance.
Simply delete the workspace:
workspace /delete "the-workspace-name"