title: TFS Modify Merge With Delete To Become Merge Without The Delete
body: <p>I ran into a problem trying to merge from integration to feature branch.</p>
  
  <p>The trouble started with these 3 actions:
  1) Added project ABC to Solution1 in integration branch.<br>
  2) Branched Solution1 to feature branch.
  3) Deleted project ABC from Solution1 in integration branch.</p>
  
  <p>Now, I want to merge latest from integration to feature branch, but I don't want to actually delete project ABC during the merge.</p>
  
  <p>My criteria are to resolve this using:
  a) a single check-in
  b) merging all change-sets (including the delete) since last merge
  c) no changes to the existing project names/paths</p>
  
  <p>In my dreams, I request the merge, and before check-in add the deleted project back in from a copy I've saved, and edit the solution file to retain the reference data to the same project.</p>
  
  <p>Anybody out there have any idea how to go about doing this, or perhaps know an insightful Microsoft reference to document why I can't or why that's a bad idea?</p>
  
  <p>I'm using Team Foundation Server 2010 with Visual Studio 2010 for source control, my solution and projects are developed in BIDS 2008.</p>
  
  <p>Thanks for any enlightenment.</p>