# Registry failed to update

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/registry-failed-to-update/17840>\
**Category:** General Usage\
**Created:** [November 22, 2018, 4:08am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/registry-failed-to-update/17840 "2018-11-22T04:08:10Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 29, 2018, 4:38pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/registry-failed-to-update/17840/10 "2018-11-29T16:38:58Z")

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> [@Patrick\_Dubus](#):
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> I have removed the folder .git located into the .julia/registries/General and the error message has gone

Well, if you remove `.git` it is just a regular folder, so obviously it can’t be updated.

> [@Patrick\_Dubus](#):
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> Unfortunatly, this solution is not working for me

Try removing `.julia/registries/` completely.

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