I have tried to clone a repository in the Github from a link of my project in GitLab, but every time I try it, i’m greeted with a, “cannot authenticate with Gitlab.com, please enter correct password and username and try again,” message even though I have also tried making a PAT. it doesn’t want to take anything and I need this to work but it seems something is heavily bugged and I need a solution please.
Can you share the CLI commands or UI screenshot steps you are doing? I’m not sure if I follow with the steps in GitHub and GitLab. Thanks 
Thanks, to summarize: You are using GitHub Desktop and want to import a GitLab project from GitLab.com. I’ll edit the title.
Did you manage to create a Personal Access Token in your profile, and use the token as the password? How does the clone URL look like?
How to use Github Desktop with Gitlab Repository - devopszones describes the steps with more screenshots for example.
Oh yeah, its the first thing I did but still never worked, and I don’t know if I can share my link for personal work reasons and college, but the URL does end in .git
Is the format using HTTPS https://gitlab.com/user/project.git or SSH git@gitlab.com:user/project.git? Might be worthwhile to verify with git clone on the CLI.
Hello,
Just a reminder: On the “Personal Access Token” (PAT) interface, it is not possible to retrieve the token of an active PAT. You must create a new PAT, and the associated token is provided upon creation. A common mistake is to copy the token lower down on the interface, but it is unrelated to a PAT.
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Hi,
Yes, this solves the problem. Thank you.
First removed & reinstalled the Github Desktop. Then, created a Personal Access Token on my Gitlab profile and signed in to Github Desktop with my gitlab username & password (which is Personal Access Token itself). Done.