Comments on: How to backup & restore SourceSafe / VSS database

By: azhar ali buttar

azhar ali buttar — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 12:34:07 +0000

Nice Work but Its a manual and hard work, why not go for smart work. Above task can also be done with a batch script by scheduling using the windows scheduler. Check the under given post on itoperationz.com.
http://www.itoperationz.com/2009/08/automatic-backup-of-microsoft-visual-source-safe-vss/

By: Cher Michaud

Cher Michaud — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:09:01 +0000

IF we are able to recover the disk and perform a backup will that replace FOLDERS that have been deleted which are going to be necessary for proper file replacement?

Thanks much, so very much!

By: noodlenoggin

noodlenoggin — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 20:18:04 +0000

Deepak,

I’m using vss version 8.0 and I’m thinking try this:

0. any user will do…admin would be nice.

1. open sourcesafe and navigate to the root.

2. select menu>tools>files report…should present a dialog box titled ‘Files Report’.

3. Specify ‘file’, ‘all displayed files’, ‘filenames only’

4. click preview.

unless you’re admin you might receive some warnings about not having permission to view the files/folders. that’s ok…click to continue. eventually it’ll stop and show your report.

the checked-out files are listed as the ones with a user and a working folder.

Good luck.

By: kenn

kenn — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 05:17:05 +0000

How to automate vss back?

By: Deepak

Deepak — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:00:18 +0000

As a admin, how can I get a list of all checked out files by users? Thanks

By: Bonnie Gojkovich

Bonnie Gojkovich — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 22:06:07 +0000

Can you delete files that exist in a version that has been archived and perform perform a successful restore?
Bonnie G.

By: praveen

praveen — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 23:14:54 +0000

Hello,

I have an issue, after restoring vss Archive, projects under the sources safe are empty, but the Archive size 100 MB, Please suggest me what i am doing wrong

thanks

By: Kevin Gao

Kevin Gao — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 07:52:36 +0000

Hi Donu,

If you do not know the password of that user, you cannot check in the file for him/her.

You can do the following things:
1. Copy the file which is modified by the user (if you want to keep the modifications).
2. Undo the check out through the VSS Admin tool.
3. Check out the file.
4. Replace the local file with the one you copied in step #1.
5. Check in.

By: Donu

Donu — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 13:30:53 +0000

Hello!

I have problem with vss. Can you tell my how can I check-in another user modyfication, problem is that user now not work on this project and i can check his modyfication from his account? what can I do?