Managing difficult libraries
To fix the problem of file size, we must install the GitHub Desktop application, which at the time of writing is only available for Windows or macOS. So, follow these steps:
- Download the GitHub Desktop application from desktop.github.com and install it.
- Then, log into your GitHub account and authorize. You should see the following window:
Figure 11.7: GitHub Desktop application
- Now, select the
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repository (if you used another name, you must look for it) and click Clone....A clone of the repository will be created on your machine, as shown in Figure 11.8:
Figure 11.8: Cloning the GitHub repository locally
- Once the cloning operation is finished, open the local folder of the repository on your Mac Finder or via Windows File Explorer, as shown in Figure 11.9:
Figure 11.9: Local folder of the repository
- Now, create the...