Our team uses a shared dropbox directory as the (bare) origin for a git repository. I couldn't find how do I pull to my workstation a branch created by another teammate on her workstation so it will become the same branch on my workstation. I do see that branch in the origin in the PULL window, but when selecting it merges it into whatever branch I am on, instead of being created. I also see the new branch and its commits in the history view .