Source Control Exporer history showing no changes

Question

The history of changes for an item is empty in Source Control Explorer in Visual Studio 2013 (or 2015). The message *No history entries were found for the specified item. Is there a way to debug this?

It works if I specify the source location $TP/File.h in the source control explorer.

It works from the web interface http://tfs:8080/tfs/DefaultCollection/TP/_versionControl?path=%24%2FTP%2FFile.h&_a=history

It works from the command line:

>tf history "$/TP/File.h" /recursive /noprompt /format:detailed
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Changeset: 996201
User: ...
Date: 17 September 2014 10:58:06

Comment:
  TFS406125 ....

Items:
  edit $/TP/File.h

Check-in Notes:
  Code Reviewer:
  Performance Reviewer:
  Security Reviewer:

Policy Warnings:
  Override Reason:
    .
  Messages:
    Internal error in Custom Path Policy. Error loading the Custom Path Policy p
olicy (The policy assembly 'Microsoft.TeamFoundation.PowerTools.CheckinPolicies.
CustomPathPolicy, Version=10.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d5
0a3a' is not registered.). Installation instructions: Please contact your admini
strator
    Internal error in Custom Path Policy. Error loading the Custom Path Policy p
olicy (The policy assembly 'Microsoft.TeamFoundation.PowerTools.CheckinPolicies.
CustomPathPolicy, Version=10.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d5
0a3a' is not registered.). Installation instructions: Please contact your admini
strator

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Changeset: 876081
User: ..
Date: 27 January 2014 11:33:23

Comment:
  Project renamed and solution cleaned up.

Items:
  rename, edit $/TP/File.h

Check-in Notes:
  Code Reviewer:
  Performance Reviewer:
  Security Reviewer:

Versions:

Team Foundation Server 2015

Microsoft Visual Studio Premium 2013 Version 12.0.40629.00 Update 5 Microsoft .NET Framework Version 4.6.01055

Microsoft Visual Studio Tools for Applications 2013 - Update 1 06191-004-0456024-02093 Microsoft Visual Studio Tools for Applications 2013 - Update 1

Team Explorer for Visual Studio 2013 06191-004-0456024-02093 Microsoft Team Explorer for Visual Studio 2013

Microsoft Team Foundation Server 2013 Power Tools 12.0 Power Tools that extend the Team Foundation Server integration with Visual Studio.

Can you add if you are connecting to VSTS or TFS (what version and update). Please also add what update your VS 2013 and 2015 are on. — Tore Østergaard
If you specify the server path $/TP/File.h in the Source location, are you able to get the history? Can you reproduce this issue on another client machine? — Cece Dong - MSFT
I've also tested in Team Explorer 2013 (microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=40776) instead of VS, but still can't reproduce your issue. Did you also test in Team Explorer? — Cece Dong - MSFT
I installed Team Explorer 2013. Is that the same as the plug-in for VS 2013 or a standalone app? — Damian
I contacted support inside of my company and they are also trying to reproduce it on another machine. — Damian

Damian Damian · Accepted Answer · 2016-11-03T08:10:06

I found the solution to the problem:

In Workspace the working folder where mapped once on the top level and then again further down the directory tree. After I removing the mapping further down the directory tree it worked.

For example:

Source Control Exporer history showing no changes

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