Repo cache?

[jorgeorpinel]

DVC clones the url repo whenever list, get, or import are used. This is done over and over again — particularly noticeable when browsing files with dvc list. Sometimes this takes a while, depending on the repo.

What about a mechanism to store cloned repos somewhere in the user files? I think a user-wide cache would be appropriate (instead of project-wide).

[skshetry]

We already have an open issue regarding this on #3496.

[jorgeorpinel]

OK so this is a dupe! Thanks