# Registry Issue- Haven't been able to resolve

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/registry-issue-havent-been-able-to-resolve/46291>\
**Category:** New to Julia\
**Tags:** package, registry\
**Created:** [September 8, 2020, 8:29pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/registry-issue-havent-been-able-to-resolve/46291 "2020-09-08T20:29:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![newlearn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5ac83/32.png) [@newlearn](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/newlearn)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2020, 8:29pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/registry-issue-havent-been-able-to-resolve/46291/1 "2020-09-08T20:29:44Z")

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I have been trying to install a package in IJulia, but I get the following error:

Using Pkg  
Pkg.add(“CVS”)

Installing known registries into `~/.julia`  
######################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### 100.0%=O=# # # -#O=- # # # -=O#- # # #  
SystemError: opening file “/Users/Matt/.julia/registries/General/Registry.toml”: No such file or directory

Stacktrace:  
[1] systemerror(::String, ::Int32; extrainfo::Nothing) at ./error.jl:168  
[2] #systemerror#48 at ./error.jl:167 [inlined]  
[3] systemerror at ./error.jl:167 [inlined]  
[4] open(::String; lock::Bool, read::Nothing, write::Nothing, create::Nothing, truncate::Nothing, append::Nothing) at ./iostream.jl:284  
[5] open at ./iostream.jl:273 [inlined]  
[6] open(::Base.var"#294#295"{Tuple{}}, ::String; kwargs::Base.Iterators.Pairs{Union{},Union{},Tuple{},NamedTuple{(),Tuple{}}}) at ./io.jl:323  
[7] open at ./io.jl:323 [inlined]  
[8] read at ./io.jl:408 [inlined]  
[9] parsefile at /Users/julia/buildbot/worker/package\_macos64/build/usr/share/julia/stdlib/v1.5/Pkg/ext/TOML/src/TOML.jl:50 [inlined]  
[10] read\_registry(::String; cache::Bool) at /Users/julia/buildbot/worker/package\_macos64/build/usr/share/julia/stdlib/v1.5/Pkg/src/Types.jl:1044  
[11] read\_registry at /Users/julia/buildbot/worker/package\_macos64/build/usr/share/julia/stdlib/v1.5/Pkg/src/Types.jl:1039 [inlined]  
[12] (::Pkg.Types.var"#94#97"{Pkg.Types.Context,String,Pkg.Types.RegistrySpec})(::String) at /Users/julia/buildbot/worker/package\_macos64/build/usr/share/julia/stdlib/v1.5/Pkg/src/Types.jl:1016  
[13] mktempdir(::Pkg.Types.var"#94#97"{Pkg.Types.Context,String,Pkg.Types.RegistrySpec}, ::String; prefix::String) at ./file.jl:682  
[14] mktempdir at ./file.jl:680 [inlined] (repeats 2 times)  
[15] clone\_or\_cp\_registries(::Pkg.Types.Context, ::Array{Pkg.Types.RegistrySpec,1}, ::String) at /Users/julia/buildbot/worker/package\_macos64/build/usr/share/julia/stdlib/v1.5/Pkg/src/Types.jl:980  
[16] clone\_or\_cp\_registries at /Users/julia/buildbot/worker/package\_macos64/build/usr/share/julia/stdlib/v1.5/Pkg/src/Types.jl:970 [inlined] (repeats 2 times)  
[17] clone\_default\_registries(::Pkg.Types.Context; only\_if\_empty::Bool) at /Users/julia/buildbot/worker/package\_macos64/build/usr/share/julia/stdlib/v1.5/Pkg/src/Types.jl:874  
[18] clone\_default\_registries at /Users/julia/buildbot/worker/package\_macos64/build/usr/share/julia/stdlib/v1.5/Pkg/src/Types.jl:862 [inlined]  
[19] find\_registered!(::Pkg.Types.Context, ::Array{String,1}, ::Array{Base.UUID,1}) at /Users/julia/buildbot/worker/package\_macos64/build/usr/share/julia/stdlib/v1.5/Pkg/src/Types.jl:1239  
[20] registry\_resolve!(::Pkg.Types.Context, ::Array{Pkg.Types.PackageSpec,1}) at /Users/julia/buildbot/worker/package\_macos64/build/usr/share/julia/stdlib/v1.5/Pkg/src/Types.jl:770  
[21] add(::Pkg.Types.Context, ::Array{Pkg.Types.PackageSpec,1}; preserve::Pkg.Types.PreserveLevel, platform::Pkg.BinaryPlatforms.MacOS, kwargs::Base.Iterators.Pairs{Union{},Union{},Tuple{},NamedTuple{(),Tuple{}}}) at /Users/julia/buildbot/worker/package\_macos64/build/usr/share/julia/stdlib/v1.5/Pkg/src/API.jl:176  
[22] add(::Pkg.Types.Context, ::Array{Pkg.Types.PackageSpec,1}) at /Users/julia/buildbot/worker/package\_macos64/build/usr/share/julia/stdlib/v1.5/Pkg/src/API.jl:140  
[23] #add#21 at /Users/julia/buildbot/worker/package\_macos64/build/usr/share/julia/stdlib/v1.5/Pkg/src/API.jl:67 [inlined]  
[24] add at /Users/julia/buildbot/worker/package\_macos64/build/usr/share/julia/stdlib/v1.5/Pkg/src/API.jl:67 [inlined]  
[25] #add#20 at /Users/julia/buildbot/worker/package\_macos64/build/usr/share/julia/stdlib/v1.5/Pkg/src/API.jl:66 [inlined]  
[26] add at /Users/julia/buildbot/worker/package\_macos64/build/usr/share/julia/stdlib/v1.5/Pkg/src/API.jl:66 [inlined]  
[27] add(::String; kwargs::Base.Iterators.Pairs{Union{},Union{},Tuple{},NamedTuple{(),Tuple{}}}) at /Users/julia/buildbot/worker/package\_macos64/build/usr/share/julia/stdlib/v1.5/Pkg/src/API.jl:65  
[28] add(::String) at /Users/julia/buildbot/worker/package\_macos64/build/usr/share/julia/stdlib/v1.5/Pkg/src/API.jl:65  
[29] top-level scope at In[88]:1  
[30] include\_string(::Function, ::Module, ::String, ::String) at ./loading.jl:1091

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**Author:** ![GunnarFarneback](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/gunnarfarneback/32/1827_2.png) [@GunnarFarneback](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/GunnarFarneback)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2020, 9:31pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/registry-issue-havent-been-able-to-resolve/46291/2 "2020-09-08T21:31:18Z")

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I can’t say why the registry download failed but your copy of the registry is definitely damaged. I would recommend first removing the `/Users/Matt/.julia/registries/General` folder entirely and trying to add the package again. If you run into the same error once more, it’s time to dig deeper or try to find a workaround.