# Pkg.update()

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pkg-update/10267>\
**Category:** General Usage\
**Tags:** memory-allocation\
**Created:** [April 10, 2018, 7:03pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pkg-update/10267 "2018-04-10T19:03:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Post date:** [April 10, 2018, 7:03pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pkg-update/10267/1 "2018-04-10T19:03:27Z")

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When I try and update my package on my work computer using `Pkg.update()` in the julia terminal I get the error below. Note, I am using a work computer (windows) and have been using a proxy. Second I have plenty of memory on my computers C:\ drive:

```julia
INFO: Updating METADATA...
ERROR: METADATA cannot be updated. Resolve problems manually in C:\Users\l1mat02\AppData\Local\JuliaPro-0.6.2.2\pkgs-0.6.2.2\v0.6\METADATA.
GitError(Code:ERROR, Class:NoMemory, Out of memory)
macro expansion at .\libgit2\error.jl:99 [inlined]
#fetch#41(::Base.LibGit2.FetchOptions, ::String, ::Function, ::Base.LibGit2.GitRemote, ::Array{AbstractString,1}) at .\libgit2\remote.jl:226
(::Base.LibGit2.#kw##fetch)(::Array{Any,1}, ::Base.LibGit2.#fetch, ::Base.LibGit2.GitRemote, ::Array{AbstractString,1}) at .\<missing>:0
#fetch#84(::String, ::String, ::Array{AbstractString,1}, ::Nullable{Base.LibGit2.AbstractCredentials}, ::Function, ::Base.LibGit2.GitRepo) at .\libgit2\libgit2.jl:312
(::Base.Pkg.Entry.##33#39)(::Base.LibGit2.GitRepo) at .\pkg\entry.jl:371
with(::Base.Pkg.Entry.##33#39, ::Base.LibGit2.GitRepo) at .\libgit2\types.jl:608
update(::String, ::Set{String}) at .\pkg\entry.jl:354
(::Base.Pkg.Dir.##3#6{Array{Any,1},Base.Pkg.Entry.#update,Tuple{String,Set{String}}})() at .\pkg\dir.jl:33
cd(::Base.Pkg.Dir.##3#6{Array{Any,1},Base.Pkg.Entry.#update,Tuple{String,Set{String}}}, ::String) at .\file.jl:59
withenv(::Base.Pkg.Dir.##2#5{Array{Any,1},Base.Pkg.Entry.#update,Tuple{String,Set{String}},String}, ::Pair{String,String}, ::Vararg{Pair{String,String},N} where N) at .\env.jl:157
#cd#1(::Array{Any,1}, ::Function, ::Function, ::String, ::Vararg{Any,N} where N) at .\pkg\dir.jl:32
update() at .\pkg\pkg.jl:228
eval(::Module, ::Any) at .\boot.jl:235
eval_user_input(::Any, ::Base.REPL.REPLBackend) at .\REPL.jl:66
macro expansion at .\REPL.jl:97 [inlined]
(::Base.REPL.##1#2{Base.REPL.REPLBackend})() at .\event.jl:73
Stacktrace:
 [1] (::Base.Pkg.Entry.##33#39)(::Base.LibGit2.GitRepo) at .\pkg\entry.jl:378
 [2] with(::Base.Pkg.Entry.##33#39, ::Base.LibGit2.GitRepo) at .\libgit2\types.jl:608
 [3] update(::String, ::Set{String}) at .\pkg\entry.jl:354
 [4] (::Base.Pkg.Dir.##3#6{Array{Any,1},Base.Pkg.Entry.#update,Tuple{String,Set{String}}})() at .\pkg\dir.jl:33
 [5] cd(::Base.Pkg.Dir.##3#6{Array{Any,1},Base.Pkg.Entry.#update,Tuple{String,Set{String}}}, ::String) at .\file.jl:59
 [6] withenv(::Base.Pkg.Dir.##2#5{Array{Any,1},Base.Pkg.Entry.#update,Tuple{String,Set{String}},String}, ::Pair{String,String}, ::Vararg{Pair{String,String},N} where N) at .\env.jl:157
 [7] #cd#1(::Array{Any,1}, ::Function, ::Function, ::String, ::Vararg{Any,N} where N) at .\pkg\dir.jl:32
 [8] update() at .\pkg\pkg.jl:228

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**Post date:** [April 10, 2018, 10:31pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pkg-update/10267/2 "2018-04-10T22:31:16Z")

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I’m not familiar with that exact set of error messages, but I’d bet the first one (conflicts in METADATA) is the most important… and the second error (out of space) might just be confused.

Using a terminal (or shell mode in Julia) navigate to `C:\Users\l1mat02\AppData\Local\JuliaPro-0.6.2.2\pkgs-0.6.2.2\v0.6\METADATA` and see what `git status` says. You probably can safely discard any changes you happened to accrue there and just reset that repository back to a clean slate.