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You cannot have two forks from one repository in GitHub

Problem:

  • “Fork” button in GitHub forks a repository into your account.
  • You cannot rename the repository when you fork it.
  • You cannot have two repositories with identical name.

So, you cannot have two forks from one repository simultaneously.

Solution:

There is no workaround. If you want to make two forks, you have to make two GitHub account.