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Discussion on: What’s the purpose of “checking out” a file in TFVC (Visual Studio)?

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David Sullenbarger • Edited

Checking it out ensures you're using the latest version from the "source of truth" (i.e. your version control).

If it doesn't work as expected and you complain the first thing they'll want to know is what version you used.