title: TFS "The item ... may not be cloaked because it does not have a mapped parent."
body: <p>I'm working with TFS 2013 via the TFS Server plug-in for Eclipse (Team Explorer Everywhere v14.0.1).</p>
  
  <p>We have two branches of a project, a master and a release. Each has a DEV folder (containing application.properties, logback.xml, etc ) in which environment configuration is maintained. The folder was initially placed in source control to allow new members to pull everything they need in one shot. Now, however this seems burdensome to established team members as when trying to switch between branches, the error </p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>The item $/projectName/project-branchName/src.../DEV may not be
    cloaked because it does not have a mapped parent.</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>To switch branches, one must uncloak any cloaked folders to continue. I have since deleted folders which contain dev configurations or those which should stay out of source control.  </p>
  
  <p>However, I'd like to know is there another way to resolve this?</p>