# Can't add \`General\` registry

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/cant-add-general-registry/135595>\
**Category:** General Usage\
**Created:** [February 12, 2026, 3:39pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/cant-add-general-registry/135595 "2026-02-12T15:39:43Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 12, 2026, 3:59pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/cant-add-general-registry/135595/5 "2026-02-12T15:59:54Z")

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I was able to add the registry from the github page using `]registry add https://github.com/JuliaRegistries/General`,  
relevant thread: [Updating registry (recent issue)](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/updating-registry-recent-issue/102108)  
but when I followed the instructions displayed after running `]registry up` I got the same issue as you

```julia
(@v1.12) pkg> registry add https://github.com/JuliaRegistries/General
     Cloning registry from "https://github.com/JuliaRegistries/General"
       Added registry `General` to `C:\Users\johnb\.julia\registries\General`

(@v1.12) pkg> registry st
Registry Status
 [23338594] General (https://github.com/JuliaRegistries/General.git)

(@v1.12) pkg> registry up
    Updating registry at `C:\Users\johnb\.julia\registries\General`
┌ Info: The General registry is installed via git. Consider reinstalling it via
│ the newer faster direct from tarball format by running:
│ pkg> registry rm General; registry add General
└
    Updating git-repo `https://github.com/JuliaRegistries/General`

(@v1.12) pkg> registry rm General; registry add General
    Removing registry `General` from C:\Users\johnb\.julia\registries\General
ERROR: could not download https://pkg.julialang.org/registry/23338594-aafe-5451-b93e-139f81909106/fcd178d2ac9db7a1f07d36abf034c8c7716f40b8
Exception: RequestError: HTTP/1.1 404 Not Found while requesting https://pkg.julialang.org/registry/23338594-aafe-5451-b93e-139f81909106/fcd178d2ac9db7a1f07d36abf034c8c7716f40b8

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