Issue with SourceTree while cloning a GitHub repository

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I know that similar question is already posted here, however I think that my scenario is a bit different. Here is what I have.

I downloaded and installed the latest official version of the SourceTree software. Also, I have GitHub account with permissions to clone and push the repository. In order to manage a local copy I need to clone the on-line version. Here are the steps that I take:

  1. Start the SourceTree and navigate to File -> Clone / New ...
  2. In the opened window I paste the HTTPS clone URL. I copied it from the browser after I logged-in my GitHub account, so the link is correct.

  3. The nest step is to specify a local folder where the repository will be copied. But when I click to enter Destination Path, the window shows an error:

    This is not a valid source path / URL

    clicking the error may give the details:

    remote: Repository not found.
fatal: repository 'https://github.com/org/repo.git/' not found
remote: Repository not found.
fatal: repository 'https://github.com/org/repo.git/' not found

Or, the Details may be empty. The SourceTree does not tell me the reason for the error or anything else.

I tried to re-install the SourceTree but the error still exists. I asked the Administration of the GitHub repository for any other permissions but my account has all of them. I am able to push changes to the online repository using the Terminal console, but I would like to use UI (that SourceTree provides) to manage and compare changes in the code.

One think I did not try is to Clone the repository using another GtHub account. But I don't want to do that because I need to commit any changes to the repository on my behalf.

Does anybody know how can this error be fixed or worked around?

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22 Answers

I was facing the same issue in Sourcetree for macOS:

This is not a valid source path / URL

This is not a valid source path / URL

The following solution worked for me:

  1. Sourcetree > Preferences > Advanced
  2. Remove the Host name
  3. Clone the project again in Sourcetree
  4. A prompt will pop up; enter your git credentials.

That's it, it resolved my issue.

user_120518340

Lastly on Mac I went to

Sourcetree->Preferences->Git->Git version->Use System Git

and it works... puf!

user_1605810

So I'm here in 2021. Previous answers didn't work for me. There is an issue with a SourceTree (to be honest a lot of issues actually) and as a workaround you can use a token as a password to connect to GitHub.

Use this url to create it: https://github.com/settings/tokens I hope it helps!

user_7018690

I was facing the same issue in mac. The following solution worked for me :

  1. Generate personal access token in Github using the following steps : Login to Github account -> Settings -> Developer Settings -> Personal access tokens -> Generate new token -> Enter token name -> Generate token
  2. Sourcetree > Preferences > Advanced
  3. Remove the Host name
  4. Clone the project again in Sourcetree
  5. A prompt will pop up; enter your git credentials. (enter username and in password enter newly generated access token) After following this steps, Clone option will get enabled
user_104121420

Even tried all the options above, It quite dint work for me.

  • I disable the option of ssl certificate

steps :

Go to Tools -> Options -> Git. check the box of "Disable SSL certificate validation"

It worked for me.

user_96765020

Open source tree Tools -> Options -> Git -> Update Embedded. While updating it will ask your gitlab account for linking. After that restart your system.

user_70405030

Adding my scenario and solution:

I have two factor authentication turned on. I couldn't see some private repositories, and couldn't clone from URL. The error I saw was: 

remote: Repository not found.
fatal: repository 'https://github.com/bizzabo/web-common.git/' not found
remote: Repository not found.
fatal: repository 'https://github.com/bizzabo/web-common.git/' not found

Supposedly newer versions of SourceTree don't need a personal access token because they can authenticate directly with github, but I couldn't get this to work.

Apparently OAuth and 2FA don't mix well together -- so I changed the authentication method from oauth to basic and used the access token I generated. That did it.

user_14963860

Just in case someone who has multiple git accounts connected and faces this issue, I solved it by going to Tools > Options > Authentication and marking the account which has access to the repo you are trying to clone as default.

user_48863130

Install git to your system by browser and then go to the source tree, click on Tools -> Options -> Git then scroll down and click on system. It works for me, I hope for you too.

user_157925310

I had the same problem. My resolution was to commit an initial file into the repo. After that, I could clone the repo to my desktop.

user_22264130

options -->Tools--->disable ssh worked for me in Mac

user_73708370
user_43285890

If you are using Mac and there is Keychain access handling all your authentication, then delete the entry for stash/git url. Now try to checkout in sourcetree and it will ask to enter the password again.

That will solve your problem.

user_80747970

I face this issue on Windows 11 and following are the steps worked for me :

  • Click on Open with GitHub Desktop option [Refer below image] enter image description here
  • Download & install
  • Launch and click on Open in browser with Github.com
  • Enter your credentials & validate
  • Now, Open SourceTree
  • Click on Tools > Options > Authentication
  • You will see your Git credentials were successfully added in SourceTree & you can proceed with any option like clone repo etc
user_20835620

I was trying to clone a project from gitlab. However, I have cloned gitlab projects earlier with an account/user credentials which is different from the new account I want to use. In this case, I had deleted the credentials for the old account and then I was able to clone the project by entering credentials for the new gitlab account. To delete the account on MAC go to Preferences > Advanced > Select the account to remove > Click remove.

user_14103840

In my case i was doing new Mac book setup.

Without installing Xcode i was trying to clone branch using SourceTree.

After Xcode installation done, branch cloned successfully.

SourceTree asked for system password for cloning.

user_55813450
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