# Install GMT6 \_warning message

**URL:** <https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/install-gmt6-warning-message/215>\
**Category:** Q&A\
**Created:** [January 25, 2020, 2:03am UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/install-gmt6-warning-message/215 "2020-01-25T02:03:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Oday](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a5b964/32.png) [@Oday](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/u/Oday)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2020, 2:03am UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/install-gmt6-warning-message/215/1 "2020-01-25T02:03:52Z")

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Hi, I am a new user for GMT, I want to install GMT-6.0.0 on my windows 10 (64), i got a warning message says “Failed to add GMT to PATH, PLease add the GMT bin path to PATH manually”, can you please guide me to sort out this problem?

Oday

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**Author:** ![Joaquim](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex047/user_avatar/forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/joaquim/32/16_2.png) [@Joaquim](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/u/Joaquim)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2020, 10:09pm UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/install-gmt6-warning-message/215/2 "2020-01-26T22:09:07Z")

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There are lots of pages in the internet showing how to change the PATH variable. For example [this one](https://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000549.htm).  
Basically, you need to add `c:\programs\gmt6\bin` to your user PATH.

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**Author:** ![Oday](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a5b964/32.png) [@Oday](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/u/Oday)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2020, 12:54am UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/install-gmt6-warning-message/215/3 "2020-01-27T00:54:22Z")

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thanks for your reply, yes i did but it does not work

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**Author:** ![Joaquim](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex047/user_avatar/forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/joaquim/32/16_2.png) [@Joaquim](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/u/Joaquim)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2020, 1:27am UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/install-gmt6-warning-message/215/4 "2020-01-27T01:27:48Z")

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What is it that “does not work”?