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### Forking repositories
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{% mac %}
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{% data reusables.desktop.fork-type-prompt %}
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![Menu to select if a fork will contribute to an upstream repository](/assets/images/help/desktop/mac-fork-options-prompt.png)
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{% data reusables.desktop.open-repository-settings %}
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![Repository settings menu option in the Mac app](/assets/images/help/desktop/mac-repository-settings.png)
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{% data reusables.desktop.select-fork-behavior %}
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![Options in the fork behavior menu](/assets/images/help/desktop/mac-fork-behavior-menu.png)
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{% endmac %}
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1. If you've cloned a repository where you don't have write access and try to commit changes, {% data variables.product.prodname_desktop %} will warn that "You don't have write access to **REPOSITORY**. Click **create a fork**.
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![Create a fork link](/assets/images/help/desktop/create-a-fork.png)
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3. Click **Fork this repository**.
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![Fork this repo button](/assets/images/help/desktop/fork-this-repo-button.png)
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4. To view your fork on {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}, in the top right corner of {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}, click your profile picture, then click **Your repositories**.
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![Your repositories link](/assets/images/help/profile/your-repositories.png)
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{% windows %}
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{% data reusables.desktop.fork-type-prompt %}
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![Menu to select if a fork will contribute to an upstream repository](/assets/images/help/desktop/windows-fork-options-prompt.png)
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{% data reusables.desktop.open-repository-settings %}
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![Repository settings menu option in the Windows app](/assets/images/help/desktop/windows-repository-settings.png)
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{% data reusables.desktop.select-fork-behavior %}
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![Options in the fork behavior menu](/assets/images/help/desktop/windows-fork-behavior-menu.png)
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{% endwindows %}
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### Further reading
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- [About remote repositories](/github/using-git/about-remote-repositories)

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