Cloning a repository from GitHub to GitHub Desktop
You can use GitHub to clone remote repositories to GitHub Desktop.
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 and GitHub Desktop before you start to clone.
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On GitHub, navigate to the main page of the repository.
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Under your repository name, click Clone or download.
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Click Open in Desktop to clone the repository and open it in 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 and GitHub Desktop before you start to clone.
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On GitHub, navigate to the main page of the repository.
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Under your repository name, click Clone or download.
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Click Open in Desktop to clone the repository and open it in 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.
