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Cloning a VSTS Repo into Sourcetree
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Cloning a VSTS Repo Into Sourcetree

  1. Get personal access token:
  • Go to: https://<YOUR ORGANIZATION NAME>.visualstudio.com/_details/security/tokens
  • Click 'Add'
  • Fill out description, expiration date, then Create Token
  • Copy and store the token that is generated - VSTS will not show the token again.

  1. Go to the repo you want to clone. Navigate to Code, then click the Clone button in the right-hand corner. Copy the HTTPS URL.

  2. In Sourcetree, click Clone. In the Source Path / URL input, paste the clone url from VSTS. Add the following fields as follows:

  • Original URL : https://<YOUR TEAM NAME>.visualstudio.com/<YOUR REPO NAME>/_git/<YOUR REPO NAME>
  • Modified URL : https://<YOUR VSTS USERNAME>:<YOUR PERSONAL ACCESS TOKEN>@<YOUR TEAM NAME>.visualstudio.com/<YOUR REPO NAME>/_git/<YOUR REPO NAME>
  1. While the cursor is still focused in the input, press TAB. Sourcetree should populate other fields below with info from the remote repo.

References:

How to Setup a Visual Studio Online (VSO) Git Repo in SourceTree (2016)

MSDN VSTS Auth Overview (Updates)

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