I have been asked this question many times, the scenario is:

• Developer deletes a folder/branch/file etc.
• The developer checks in his changes
• The developer likes to see the deleted items to check there history for example

There are other scenarios that will require this functionality.

So how do we do it?

Step 1: Launch Visual Studio 2010 or Team Explorer 2010

Step 2: Click Tools –> Options

Step 3: Click Source Control

Step 4:  Click “Visual Studio Team Foundation”

Step 5: Check the “Show deleted items in the Source Control Explorer” check box

Step 6: Click OK

The result is all the deleted files, folders, branches etc. are shown.

Have Fun!!!