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Check your default settings.<br />
The default option when double clicking a file in Vault is &quot;View&quot; which should not check out the file. &nbsp;It would appear that your installation has the default set to edit, which would require a check out.<br />
So, if it is being checked out, then it would appear the default option has been changed ... or you might be running an older version; in which case you might want to upgrade.<br />

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Check your default settings.
The default option when double clicking a file in Vault is "View" which should not check out the file.  It would appear that your installation has the default set to edit, which would require a check out.
So, if it is being checked out, then it would appear the default option has been changed ... or you might be running an older version; in which case you might want to upgrade.


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No, it looks like &quot;view&quot; is the setting currently selected.<br />
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No, it looks like "view" is the setting currently selected.
 


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Yeah, it looks like right-clicking the file in the Visual Studio IDE and selecting &quot;View Code&quot; is the way to do it.<br />
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Yeah, it looks like right-clicking the file in the Visual Studio IDE and selecting "View Code" is the way to do it.
 


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How do prevent the Vault source control client from automatically checking out every file I open?
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How do prevent the Vault source control client from automatically checking out every file I open?

Automatic Checkout in Vault

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Version Control

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Software

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