Sometimes, when I right click npm and select "Manage npm Modules", the package manages says "Loading published package list", but it comes back empty. See screenshot here: 
I am still able to install packages using the npm command, but they are not added to packages.json and I have to call npm init manually.
Comments: It's still showing an empty catalog. I have attached a screenshot as well as details from the output window  ``` Downloading list of packages from https://registry.npmjs.org/-/all Downloaded 1MB of the package list Downloaded 2MB of the package list Downloaded 3MB of the package list Downloaded 4MB of the package list Downloaded 5MB of the package list Downloaded 6MB of the package list Downloaded 7MB of the package list Downloaded 8MB of the package list Downloaded 9MB of the package list Downloaded 10MB of the package list Downloaded 11MB of the package list Downloaded 12MB of the package list Downloaded 13MB of the package list Downloaded 14MB of the package list Downloaded 15MB of the package list Downloaded 16MB of the package list Downloaded 17MB of the package list Downloaded 18MB of the package list Downloaded 19MB of the package list Downloaded 20MB of the package list Downloaded 21MB of the package list Downloaded 22MB of the package list Downloaded 23MB of the package list Downloaded 24MB of the package list Downloaded 25MB of the package list Downloaded 26MB of the package list Downloaded 27MB of the package list Downloaded 28MB of the package list Downloaded 29MB of the package list Downloaded 30MB of the package list Downloaded 31MB of the package list Downloaded 32MB of the package list Downloaded 33MB of the package list Downloaded 34MB of the package list Downloaded 35MB of the package list Downloaded 36MB of the package list Downloaded 37MB of the package list Downloaded 38MB of the package list Downloaded 39MB of the package list Downloaded 40MB of the package list Downloaded 41MB of the package list Downloaded 42MB of the package list Downloaded 43MB of the package list Downloaded 44MB of the package list Downloaded 45MB of the package list Downloaded 46MB of the package list Downloaded 47MB of the package list Downloaded 48MB of the package list Download complete Downloading list of packages from https://registry.npmjs.org/-/all Downloaded 1MB of the package list Downloaded 2MB of the package list Downloaded 3MB of the package list Downloaded 4MB of the package list Downloaded 5MB of the package list Downloaded 6MB of the package list Downloaded 7MB of the package list Downloaded 8MB of the package list Downloaded 9MB of the package list Downloaded 10MB of the package list Downloaded 11MB of the package list Downloaded 12MB of the package list Downloaded 13MB of the package list Downloaded 14MB of the package list Downloaded 15MB of the package list Downloaded 16MB of the package list Downloaded 17MB of the package list Downloaded 18MB of the package list Downloaded 19MB of the package list Downloaded 20MB of the package list Downloaded 21MB of the package list Downloaded 22MB of the package list Downloaded 23MB of the package list Downloaded 24MB of the package list Downloaded 25MB of the package list Downloaded 26MB of the package list Downloaded 27MB of the package list Downloaded 28MB of the package list Downloaded 29MB of the package list Downloaded 30MB of the package list Downloaded 31MB of the package list Downloaded 32MB of the package list Downloaded 33MB of the package list Downloaded 34MB of the package list Downloaded 35MB of the package list Downloaded 36MB of the package list Downloaded 37MB of the package list Downloaded 38MB of the package list Downloaded 39MB of the package list Downloaded 40MB of the package list Downloaded 41MB of the package list Downloaded 42MB of the package list Downloaded 43MB of the package list Downloaded 44MB of the package list Downloaded 45MB of the package list Downloaded 46MB of the package list Downloaded 47MB of the package list Downloaded 48MB of the package list Download complete ```
I am still able to install packages using the npm command, but they are not added to packages.json and I have to call npm init manually.
Comments: It's still showing an empty catalog. I have attached a screenshot as well as details from the output window  ``` Downloading list of packages from https://registry.npmjs.org/-/all Downloaded 1MB of the package list Downloaded 2MB of the package list Downloaded 3MB of the package list Downloaded 4MB of the package list Downloaded 5MB of the package list Downloaded 6MB of the package list Downloaded 7MB of the package list Downloaded 8MB of the package list Downloaded 9MB of the package list Downloaded 10MB of the package list Downloaded 11MB of the package list Downloaded 12MB of the package list Downloaded 13MB of the package list Downloaded 14MB of the package list Downloaded 15MB of the package list Downloaded 16MB of the package list Downloaded 17MB of the package list Downloaded 18MB of the package list Downloaded 19MB of the package list Downloaded 20MB of the package list Downloaded 21MB of the package list Downloaded 22MB of the package list Downloaded 23MB of the package list Downloaded 24MB of the package list Downloaded 25MB of the package list Downloaded 26MB of the package list Downloaded 27MB of the package list Downloaded 28MB of the package list Downloaded 29MB of the package list Downloaded 30MB of the package list Downloaded 31MB of the package list Downloaded 32MB of the package list Downloaded 33MB of the package list Downloaded 34MB of the package list Downloaded 35MB of the package list Downloaded 36MB of the package list Downloaded 37MB of the package list Downloaded 38MB of the package list Downloaded 39MB of the package list Downloaded 40MB of the package list Downloaded 41MB of the package list Downloaded 42MB of the package list Downloaded 43MB of the package list Downloaded 44MB of the package list Downloaded 45MB of the package list Downloaded 46MB of the package list Downloaded 47MB of the package list Downloaded 48MB of the package list Download complete Downloading list of packages from https://registry.npmjs.org/-/all Downloaded 1MB of the package list Downloaded 2MB of the package list Downloaded 3MB of the package list Downloaded 4MB of the package list Downloaded 5MB of the package list Downloaded 6MB of the package list Downloaded 7MB of the package list Downloaded 8MB of the package list Downloaded 9MB of the package list Downloaded 10MB of the package list Downloaded 11MB of the package list Downloaded 12MB of the package list Downloaded 13MB of the package list Downloaded 14MB of the package list Downloaded 15MB of the package list Downloaded 16MB of the package list Downloaded 17MB of the package list Downloaded 18MB of the package list Downloaded 19MB of the package list Downloaded 20MB of the package list Downloaded 21MB of the package list Downloaded 22MB of the package list Downloaded 23MB of the package list Downloaded 24MB of the package list Downloaded 25MB of the package list Downloaded 26MB of the package list Downloaded 27MB of the package list Downloaded 28MB of the package list Downloaded 29MB of the package list Downloaded 30MB of the package list Downloaded 31MB of the package list Downloaded 32MB of the package list Downloaded 33MB of the package list Downloaded 34MB of the package list Downloaded 35MB of the package list Downloaded 36MB of the package list Downloaded 37MB of the package list Downloaded 38MB of the package list Downloaded 39MB of the package list Downloaded 40MB of the package list Downloaded 41MB of the package list Downloaded 42MB of the package list Downloaded 43MB of the package list Downloaded 44MB of the package list Downloaded 45MB of the package list Downloaded 46MB of the package list Downloaded 47MB of the package list Downloaded 48MB of the package list Download complete ```