# Downloading files in \`runtests.jl\`
**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/t/downloading-files-in-runtests-jl/65332
**Category:** Package Management
**Tags:** question
**Created:** [July 26, 2021, 8:49pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/downloading-files-in-runtests-jl/65332 "2021-07-26T20:49:56Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@markmbaum](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/markmbaum)
#### Post date: [July 26, 2021, 8:49pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/downloading-files-in-runtests-jl/65332/1 "2021-07-26T20:49:56Z")
It would be really useful to download and use some data files when testing my package. The files don’t need to be part of the package, just for testing. Using `Downloads.download` inside the `runtests.jl` script seems to work fine. I can download the files to temporary locations from a Dropbox link and use them for tests. Should I be doing this some other way?
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### Author:  [@gustaphe](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/gustaphe)
#### Post date: [July 27, 2021, 6:49am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/downloading-files-in-runtests-jl/65332/2 "2021-07-27T06:49:24Z")
Why not put the data directly in the tests folder, so it’s version controlled with the package? Or do you need huge files?
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### Author:  [@markmbaum](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/markmbaum)
#### Post date: [July 27, 2021, 11:26am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/downloading-files-in-runtests-jl/65332/3 "2021-07-27T11:26:28Z")
The files are ~a few MB, but I could make them even smaller. If they go into the `tests` folder, can I read them from `runtests.jl` without any extra path elements?
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### Author:  [@gustaphe](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/gustaphe)
#### Post date: [July 27, 2021, 11:33am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/downloading-files-in-runtests-jl/65332/4 "2021-07-27T11:33:16Z")
Yup. Checking with `println(pwd())` from `runtests` shows that it’s run parked in `Package/test/`. Loading a file from in there should work fine.
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### Author:  [@markmbaum](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/markmbaum)
#### Post date: [July 27, 2021, 11:34am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/downloading-files-in-runtests-jl/65332/5 "2021-07-27T11:34:23Z")
Ok that seems like a good way to keep the files with the scripts 👍.