Tip: You also can use GitHub Desktop to clone repositories that exist on GitHub. For more information, see "Cloning a repository from GitHub Desktop."
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Sign in to GitHub.com and GitHub Desktop before you start to clone.
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On GitHub.com, navigate to the main page of the repository.
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Above the list of files, click Code.
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Click Open with GitHub Desktop to clone and open the repository with GitHub Desktop.
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Click Choose... and, using the Finder window, navigate to a local path where you want to clone the repository.
Note: If the repository is configured to use LFS, you will be prompted to initialize Git LFS.
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Click Clone.
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Sign in to GitHub.com and GitHub Desktop before you start to clone.
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On GitHub.com, navigate to the main page of the repository.
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Above the list of files, click Code.
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Click Open with GitHub Desktop to clone and open the repository with GitHub Desktop.
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Click Choose... and, using Windows Explorer, navigate to a local path where you want to clone the repository.
Note: If the repository is configured to use LFS, you will be prompted to initialize Git LFS.
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Click Clone.
