HOWTO: Set up a Shadow Dir in Visual SourceSafe Administrator

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Step-by-Step Procedure

1. Open the Visual SourceSafe Administrator.
   
   
   1. On the Tools menu click Options.
   2. Click the Shadow Directories tab.
   3. Set the project to be shadowed. Use the Browse button if necessary.
   4. Set the directory to which this project will be shadowed.
   5. Set the shadow directory options in the "Files in Shadow Directory" section.
   6. Click OK to save these options.
   NOTE: Close the Visual SourceSafe Administrator and Explorer before proceeding to the next step, so changes will take effect.
   
   
2. Go to the directory that you set in step 1.d. Delete all files from that directory that are in the SourceSafe project that is to be shadowed to that directory.
   
   NOTE: If you are using Visual SourceSafe version 5.0 or later, you can skip the next step.
3. Go to the Visual SourceSafe Explorer.
   
   
   1. Select the project that was shadowed in the Visual SourceSafe Administrator.
   2. Click the Get toolbar button. On the SourceSafe menu, click Get, or press CTRL+G to bring up the Get dialog box.
   3. Enter the directory to which the project was shadowed, and click OK.