Change the "Sources", "Binaries" and "TestResults" folders in Team Build

Team Build by default creates 2 folders on your build agent:

• 2010

  • Sources
  • Binaries
  • TestResults

• 2012:

  • src
  • bin
  • TestResults

• 2013:

  • src
  • bin
  • tst

These folder names were shortened as part of the 2012 release, partially to resolve "Path too long" issues with team build. But some of your scripts might depend on the old naming. (Or maybe you want to change the "TestResults" folder to something simpler, like "test".

To change these folder names, you'll need to open the build process template and make a few changes.

Start by making sure you have the $/Project/BuildProcessTemplates folder mapped to a local folder. Make sure you have the latest version of the template you're going to update.

Open the .xaml file in the correct version of Visual Studio (use 2010 to edit process templates for Team Build 2010 and 2012 for Team Build 2012).

In 2010 and 2012:

Find the "Initialize (Sources|Binaries|TestResults) Directory" activity and edit the properties to reflect your preferred folder name:

Save the file, check it in.

Now your build agent should start using the new folder names. You might need to manually clean the working folder on the build server to remove the old folders.

In 2013 Preview:
In Team Foundation Server 2013 Preview, this changed a little bit, the activity you're looking for is now named "Initialize Environment" and it has 3 properties that make up the same three "Sources", "Binaries" and "Test Results" folders:

Original location:

• Visual Studio Team Foundation Server forums  >  Team Foundation Server - Build and release management >  In tfs2012 change "src" folder back to "Sources"