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Fix VSCode Git Authentication Failed: Permission Denied - Git Clone Timeout Error 128: Causes and Fixes-Fix 'fatal: refusing to merge unrelated histories' in Git

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Fix VSCode Git Authentication Failed: Permission Denied - Git Clone Timeout Error 128: Causes and Fixes-Fix 'fatal: refusing to merge unrelated histories' in Git

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