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 3. Clone the workshop repository to your computer.
     - In your git terminal (possibly called "Git bash"), change to a directory
     where you want the new folder to be placed.  E.g.,  
-    `cd C:\Users\rink\Desktop`  
-    (but replace my username, "rink", with yours)
+    `cd /c/Users/rink/Desktop`  
+    but replace my username, "rink", with yours.
+    Note that, in git bash, file paths are similar to Unix, with forward slashes
+    and a different way to reference the C-drive. Also, if you have a file path
+    with a space, try putting a single quote before and after the path.
     - Enter this command into the terminal:  
     `git clone https://gitlab.windenergy.dtu.dk/python-at-risoe/scientific-python-workshops/2-getting-started.git`
 4. Test that git is set up properly by trying to pull.