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 * `git config --global core.autocrlf input`
 
 IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition requires additional Android modules from separate Git repositories. To clone these repositories,
-run one of the `getPlugins` scripts located in the `<IDEA_HOME>` directory. These scripts clone their respective *master* branches.
+run one of the `getPlugins` scripts located in the `<IDEA_HOME>` directory. These scripts clone their respective *master* branches. Make sure you are inside the `<IDEA_HOME>` directory when running those scripts, so the modules get cloned inside the `<IDEA_HOME>` directory.
 * `getPlugins.sh` for Linux or macOS.
 * `getPlugins.bat` for Windows.