# Pkg polluting /tmp

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pkg-polluting-tmp/14308>\
**Category:** General Usage\
**Created:** [August 30, 2018, 11:34am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pkg-polluting-tmp/14308 "2018-08-30T11:34:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![lbilli](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/59ef9b/32.png) [@lbilli](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/lbilli)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2018, 11:34am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pkg-polluting-tmp/14308/1 "2018-08-30T11:34:50Z")

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Starting from version 0.7/1.0 it seems that, after adding or updating packages, Julia leaves behind several randomly named folders in `/tmp`, such as:

```julia
/tmp/TwOJH2Hzmugb
/tmp/ngcKCsSKTqbo
/tmp/5smw1tKbkzNt
...

```

Is it possible to make it tidy up after itself?

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**Author:** ![StefanKarpinski](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/stefankarpinski/32/24_2.png) [@StefanKarpinski](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/StefanKarpinski)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2018, 11:35am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pkg-polluting-tmp/14308/2 "2018-08-30T11:35:44Z")

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Please file an issue at [Issues · JuliaLang/Pkg.jl · GitHub](https://GitHub.com/JuliaLang/Pkg.jl/issues)

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**Author:** ![lbilli](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/59ef9b/32.png) [@lbilli](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/lbilli)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2018, 11:56am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pkg-polluting-tmp/14308/3 "2018-08-30T11:56:06Z")

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Done: [https://github.com/JuliaLang/Pkg.jl/issues/704](https://github.com/JuliaLang/Pkg.jl/issues/704)