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

Franco Scarpa on June 16, 2020

Hi! I’m new to version control with TFVC and I’m not able to understand what the “Check Out” option does. I couldn’t find a true definition and rea...
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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.