VS Unbind Source Control

VS-Unbind-Source-Control is a simple way to strip out all the source control bindings from your Visual Studio solution and project files.

Scenario

Have you ever sent your Visual Studio solution to someone and when they open it up Visual Studio complains about source control bindings? This is a pretty common scenario when your project is under source control. 

Usage

The tool works on a directory and MODIFIES AND DELETES FILES IN-PLACE.

So to prevent the loss of files, first, copy your solution to a new directory.

Then, run this command: 

VSUnbindSourceControl.exe d:\myfolder  

Disclaimer

Use the tool at your own risk. By downloading or using the tool you agree to its license

Notes

• I've only tried this against CSharp projects
• I've only tried this using Visual Studio 2010 and Visual Studio 2012 

Origins

The project builds on code by Jake Opines. The significant changes in this project include:

• Simplified I/O
• More specific cleanup of project file XML
• Uses System.Xml.Linq instead of System.Xml
• Indented formatting of output project files
• Built using Visual Studio 2012
• Compiles .NET Framework 4.0