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Adding and cloning repositories

Add existing repositories from your local computer to GitHub Desktop, or clone repositories from GitHub.

Adding a repository from your local computer to GitHub Desktop, 1 of 4
Adding an existing project to GitHub using GitHub Desktop, 2 of 4
Cloning and forking repositories from GitHub Desktop, 3 of 4
Cloning a repository from GitHub to GitHub Desktop, 4 of 4

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