2. Click **New token** to create a new personal access token. Give it a name, select the organizations you would like the token to apply to, and choose when you would like the token to expire.
- **Note:** For the **Expiration** dropdown you can select **Custom defined** to select an expiration date up to a year in advance of the current date. This is useful if you do not want to have to periodically go back and generate a new token after your current token expires.
3 . Under the **Scopes** section choose **Custom defined** and then select **Read & Write** under the **Code** section. This will grant GitHub Desktop read and write access to your Azure DevOps repositories.
1. Open GitHub Desktop and go to **File** > **Clone Repository** > **URL**. Enter the Git URL of your Azure DevOps repository. Make sure you enter the correct URL, which should have the following structure:
2. You will receive an `Authentication Failed` error. Enter your Azure DevOps username and paste in the token you just copied to your clipboard. Click **Save and Retry** to successfully clone the repository to your local machine in GitHub Desktop.
- **Note:** Your Azure DevOps credentials will be securely stored on your local machine so you will not need to repeat this process when cloning another repository from Azure DevOps.
