# Artifacts vs datadeps

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**Category:** General Usage\
**Created:** [January 4, 2020, 8:48am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/artifacts-vs-datadeps/32960 "2020-01-04T08:48:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![oxinabox](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/oxinabox/32/206603_2.png) [@oxinabox](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/oxinabox)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2020, 8:59pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/artifacts-vs-datadeps/32960/5 "2020-05-18T20:59:37Z")

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> [@denizyuret](#):
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> I want to update Knet model/data downloading code. Is there an advantage to using [DataDeps.jl](https://white.ucc.asn.au/DataDeps.jl/latest/) instead of [Artifacts.toml](https://julialang.org/blog/2019/11/artifacts)?

See:

- [New Artifact System, Data, and OneDrive - #11 by oxinabox](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/new-artifact-system-data-and-onedrive/33250/11)
- [Best practice for storing data in Packages - #4 by oxinabox](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/best-practice-for-storing-data-in-packages/36808/4)

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