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Move Shelveset from One Branch to Another

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This can be useful if you start working on the wrong branch and need to move your uncommitted code to the correct branch. Pre-Reqs. -You will need to have the TFS Power Tools installed. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=35775 -Make sure the path of your command prompt on your project path eg. c:\TFS\Rick.Wilson\Web Resources -Get latest on the source and target branches to avoid this error: "Unable to determine the workspace." -Create your shelveset and make sure you don't have any pending changes in either branch to avoid this error: "An item with the same key has already been added"  Instructions -Shelve your changes -Open a Visual Studio Command Prompt -Run the following command tfpt unshelve /migrate /source:"$/Project/CurrentBranch" /target:"$/Project/NewBranch" "Shelveset Name" -A shelveset details window will come up, click the Unshelv button. -Next the Unshelv/Merge window will come u