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Asked: 2026-05-14T22:51:49+00:00

A noob here. I have a personal Macbook and I want to use Git

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A noob here.

I have a personal Macbook and I want to use Git to track the changes etc. I want to just init a repo on my macbook and work there. Is this a good idea?

What if:
I have a main repo somewhere in my Macbook HD, like, /Users/user/projects/project1 and clone it to another area on my macbook where I actually perform development? But there is a lot of redundancy in this.

I am a little confused and want to know what are the usual steps folks take in a similar personal development environment.

Thanks a lot.

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  1. Editorial Team

    I want to just init a repo on my
    macbook and work there. Is this a good
    idea?

    Yes, that is a good idea. That is exactly what I do.

    What if: I have a main repo somewhere
    in my Macbook HD, like,
    /Users/user/projects/project1 and
    clone it to another area on my macbook
    where I actually perform development?
    But there is a lot of redundancy in
    this.

    Your repository will live in /Users/user/projects/project1/.git/

    You then checkout the repository to the directory /Users/user/projects/project1 and work on it there. You don’t need to clone anything.

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