How to Download a GitHub Folder
This wikiHow teaches you how to download a GitHub folder by downloading an entire repository. GitHub allows you to download a repo locally to your computer with just a few simple steps. Please note that downloading a specific folder from...
Method 1 of 2:
Downloading a Repo From GitHub on the Web
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Navigate to GitHub. You can also type http://www.github.com into your browsers address bar. -
Navigate to the repo you want to download or clone. -
Click the green Clone or Download button on the right. -
Click the Download ZIP button. This will download the repo to your computer as a .Zip file.
Method 2 of 2:
Downloading a Repo in GitHub Desktop
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Navigate to GitHub. You can also type http://www.github.com into your browsers address bar. -
Navigate to the repo you want to download or clone. -
Click the green Clone or Download button on the right. -
Click the Open in Desktop button. This will open the GitHub Desktop app.- If it is your first time opening a file in GitHub Desktop from your browser, you might be asked to grant permission to your computer to open the file in GitHub Desktop.
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Click the blue Clone button in GitHub Desktop. This will begin the download of the repo to your computer. -
Click the Show In Finder button to open the repo in Finder.
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