Canceling the cloning of a repo?

If a repo is in the middle of being cloned and Desktop is quit (accidentally I presume), the partially downloaded cloned repo remains on your local, while at the same time you are “blocked” from cloning the repo again unless you remove the files locally or clone it elsewhere.

Should we implement the option to click a cancel button once the cloning process begins? Use cases: the user cloned the wrong repo or the repo is too big for their system and needs to be stopped. Of course all relevant files must be removed locally too, whether cancelled by the user or if the app is quit.

[maifeeulasad]

@darigovresearch Hello, Yes, we(@sergiou87, @tidy-dev, @maifeeulasad ) are working on it. You may find all the updates here: https://github.com/desktop/dugite/issues/443. I guess we will be able to get this long-awaited feature soon. Thanks. Keep me in your prayer.

[darigovresearch]

@maifeeulasad is there any update on implementing this?

It would be a very useful feature as often when cloning a larger repository it takes a while even if you have realised.

@tierninho the workaround is good but not easily discoverable for users. @maifeeulasad perhaps as a first implementation you can add a button that executes whatever the the remove button does but put it under the loading bar?