# Behavior of Julia package manager, deleting folders in registeries/General very frequently, unacceptable

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/behavior-of-julia-package-manager-deleting-folders-in-registeries-general-very-frequently-unacceptable/67468>\
**Category:** Performance\
**Tags:** package, pkg\
**Created:** [September 1, 2021, 1:54am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/behavior-of-julia-package-manager-deleting-folders-in-registeries-general-very-frequently-unacceptable/67468 "2021-09-01T01:54:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![aramirezreyes](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/aramirezreyes/32/42573_2.png) [@aramirezreyes](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/aramirezreyes)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2021, 2:09am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/behavior-of-julia-package-manager-deleting-folders-in-registeries-general-very-frequently-unacceptable/67468/3 "2021-09-01T02:09:34Z")

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You can try this trick here:

> [@Is there a way to prevent Julia from updating the registries almost every time?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-prevent-julia-from-updating-the-registries-almost-every-time/64150/2):
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> You can add something like this to .julia/config/startup.jl: using Pkg: Pkg Pkg.UPDATED\_REGISTRY\_THIS\_SESSION[] = true # and other stuff, deleted... Type ] up to update both the registry and packages, just ] add will work from the existing copy of the registry.

Or try on the latest 1.7 beta which by that topic may have a much faster download.

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