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Developer mode - unable to GIT clone existing site code

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Hi, I am fairly new to SquareSpace, so this might be an easy answer.  We have an existing site that I wanted to customize using developer mode (we are using a Trial version for the site currently).

I enabled developer mode and downloaded the site by cloning our GIT repository. However, the code that's cloned does not have any of our site changes in it. It seems like I'm just cloning a blank site template (no /pages directory, etc). The pages on our site are password protected and in the primary nav area. Is there anything else I must do to be able to edit our site's files (other than enabling developer mode)?

You can see the files included in the GIT History in the screenshot attached.  As another test, you can see I changed text on the site to say "TEST SITE JUST MODIFIED".  The GIT History never shows this change (no push or update).

Screen Shot 2019-12-18 at 10.12.19 AM.png

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Developer Mode only gives you access to the JSON-T - the template files. It doesn't provide access to the backend, the website content or the layouts.

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