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- Store code online with GitHub and GitHub Desktop Download an existing prototype from GitHub

After you have set up GitHub Desktop, you can work with others on an existing prototype. For example, if you're joining a team that has a prototype.

Download the prototype

To work on an existing prototype, you'll need to download (or "clone") the repo.

  1. Go to the prototype's repo on GitHub. If you do not have a link, ask your team.
  2. Select the Code button and Open with GitHub Desktop.
  3. Choose a local path. This should be your prototypes folder.

Open the prototype

  1. In GitHub Desktop, select Open in Visual Studio Code.
  2. Go to the terminal in Visual Studio Code. Select Terminal and New Terminal.
  3. In the terminal, run npm install