# Cloning a Remote GIT Repository

> 1. In the **Team** tab, select **Clone Repository**. The **Clone a remote GIT repository.** window is displayed.
2. Select either **Use HTTPS** or **Use SSH**.
3. Type in the **Repository URL**, and choose an empty **Check out directory**.
4. Select **Use Credentials** / **Use Key** and configure authentication (either sign in with GitHub, enter user and password, enter user and token for HTTPS, or enter private key path and password for SSH).
5. Click **Open**, Studio opens the project in the **Designer** panel.
6. In the **Open** window, select a `project.json` file to open in Studio.

1. In the **Team** tab, select **Clone Repository**. The **Clone a remote GIT repository.** window is displayed.
2. Select either **Use HTTPS** or **Use SSH**.
3. Type in the **Repository URL**, and choose an empty **Check out directory**.
4. Select **Use Credentials** / **Use Key** and configure authentication (either sign in with GitHub, enter user and password, enter user and token for HTTPS, or enter private key path and password for SSH).
5. Click **Open**, Studio opens the project in the **Designer** panel.
6. In the **Open** window, select a `project.json` file to open in Studio.

After cloning a GIT repository to a local working directory, the `.git` subdirectory is created containing the necessary GIT metadata. The metadata includes subdirectories for objects, refs, and template files. In addition, a `HEAD` file is also created, which points to the currently checked out commit.
:::note
When opening cloned projects created with previous versions of Studio for the first time, project files can be marked as modified due to automatic changes when upgrading to the new Studio version. If this occurs, commit the automatic changes with a specific commit message (for example, "UiPath Studio automatic update").
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