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# Resolve multiple files

When there are multiple files in a changelist that need to be resolved, it is recommended that you first try to resolve them automatically.

To resolve multiple files at once, automatically:

1. Select the files in Solution Explorer, then right-click and select Copy/Merge > Resolve…​.

2. In the Resolve dialog, select Auto resolve multiple files.

   The dialog displays the Files to Resolve. As files are resolved, they are removed from this list.

3. Select whether to Merge binary files as text when resolving content.

   If you select this option, P4 for Visual Studio treats binary files like text files and attempts a textual merge between the source and target files.

4. Select a Resolve method:

   - Safe automatic resolve (no merging): Accepts the source file (the file in the depot) if it has the only changes. Accepts the target file (the file in your workspace) if it has the only changes. Doesn’t resolve if both the source and target have changed.
   - Automatic resolve (allow merging): Accepts the source if it has the only changes. Accepts the target file if it has the only changes. Merges changes if both the source and target have changed and there are no conflicts.
   - Accept Source: Replaces the copy of the file in your workspace with the version that is in the depot, discarding your changes.
   - Accept Target: Accepts the file that is in your workspace, overwriting the version that is in the depot when you submit the file.
   - Automatic resolve (allow merging with conflicts): Accepts the source if it has the only changes. Accepts the target file if it has the only changes. Creates a merged file if both the source and target have changed, even if there are conflicts. Where there are conflicts, both versions are included with text notations indicating the conflicts.
5. (Optional) Select Set as Auto Default to set your selections as the default for auto-resolving multiple files.
6. Click Auto Resolve.
7. To check in the changes, submit the changelist that includes the resolved files.

To resolve multiple files one at a time (recommended when there are conflicts):

1. Select Interactively resolve files one at a time.
2. Follow the procedure described in Resolve individual files.

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