How to Download a Github Folder

This updated guide examines How to Download a Github Folder and organizes the essential facts, background, and practical takeaways in clear American English.

Method 1

Downloading a Repo From GitHub on the internet

1. Navigate toGitHub. You can also type http://www.github.com into your browsers address bar.
2. Navigate to the repo you want to download or clone.
3. Click the greenClone or Downloadbutton on the right.
4. Click theDownload ZIPbutton. This will download the repo to your computer as a. Zip file.

Method 2

Downloading a Repo in GitHub Desktop

1. Navigate toGitHub. You can also type http://www.github.com into your browsers address bar.
2. Navigate to the repo you want to download or clone.
3. Click the greenClone or Downloadbutton on the right.
4. Click theOpen in Desktopbutton. 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.
5. Click the blueClonebutton in GitHub Desktop. This will begin the download of the repo to your computer.
6. Click theShow In Finderbutton to open the repo in Finder.