# Pkg fetching takes very long at 99.9% @ v1.6 (Win 10)

**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pkg-fetching-takes-very-long-at-99-9-v1-6-win-10/56499
**Category:** General Usage
**Created:** [March 4, 2021, 8:21pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pkg-fetching-takes-very-long-at-99-9-v1-6-win-10/56499 "2021-03-04T20:21:41Z")
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### Author: ![helgee](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/helgee/32/2022_2.png) [@helgee](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/helgee)
#### Post date: [March 8, 2021, 7:52am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pkg-fetching-takes-very-long-at-99-9-v1-6-win-10/56499/2 "2021-03-08T07:52:47Z")

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It seems that you are still using the old (slow) Git-based registry download. Try this maybe?

> [@Pkg.update in Julia 1.5 uses github](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pkg-update-in-julia-1-5-uses-github/44331/2):
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> You probably have the General registry as a git repo. Delete it and install it again.

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