I tried to add an entire web site of files to SourceSafe as a new project (with the project name being the same as the virtual directory for the site). It ran for about 5 minutes or so and added a bunch of files but quit with the message "Failed to check in one or more files. Some files remain checked out or not added."

Is there someplace where I can find a log or something or do I have to pick through the all the subfolders within this site to discover the issues that caused problems. There are lots of files and while the root shows the LOCK icon indicating properly checked in file there are lots of subfolders too.

Does anybody have any idea how to approach this? Thanks.  

Hi jjamjatra,

I find a feeback in our Connect site. The workaround is to close the error message box and then re-checkin the solution. Then you will find which files still check out that cause this issue. For more information, please refer to the following link. I hope it is helpful to you.

Failed to check in one or more files. Some files remain checked out or not added.
http://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/feedback/Workaround.aspx?FeedbackID=119935

 This workaround does not work for me. I do not have a solution file - just a web site project. The closest approximation I can try (compared to the feedback in the Connect site) is to try to check in the whole project. When I do this, checked out files get checked in except I keep getting this error message (in the subject of this thread). Through inspection, I've determined there is one folder subordinate to the web site project where NONE of the many .asp files are checked in. They are all considered "new" - they have an icon with a yellow + sign and a blue spoked wheel. I have tried checking in a couple of these files manually and every attempts gives the same error message and the file remains "new" and not checked in.

I hope my problem description is clear. Thanks.

 Hi Benson and others,

I hope you can confirm this for me and possibly suggest a workaround. I think the problem I am having checking in a whole folder of files is due to the name of the folder within the web site under VSS 2005. The name of the folder is $Common. The actual file names within are quite various.

Here is what I tried.

I deleted the folder and its contents from the web site. I then recreated the folder and pasted the files into it again. After this worked, I tried to check in again. Same failure (nothing in folder got checked in).

So I deleted it again. This time I added a new folder and called it "Common" rather than "$Common". I pasted my files again and that worked too. Then I tried checkin again and I got a message:

File c:\inetpub\wwwroot\DevMDW\Common\$BuildCountyTable.asp is invalid. Files may not begin with $.  

 I then noticed there are about 15 files out of about 70 whose names begin with $.

Is there a workaround for this or something I am missing?