Solved: The working folder is already in use by the workspace

When trying to map a local folder to a TFS server as a different user than the one under which I was logged in, I kept getting the message:

The working folder [source path] is already in use by the workspace [workspace name];[owner] on computer [tfs server].

1	The working folder [source path] is already in use by the workspace [workspace name];[owner] on computer [tfs server].

I was finally able to map the folder by first deleting the local workspace as the logged in user:

tf workspace /delete /server:[tfs server] [workspace name];[owner]

1	tf workspace /delete /server:[tfs server] [workspace name];[owner]

Note that the “owner” was the currently logged-in user.

Thanks to the “Geek-A-Boo” blog for the solution at this page.

Rob

This post was migrated from https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/rob/2012/10/13/solved-the-working-folder-is-already-in-use-by-the-workspace/.