Title: 8.1.1 update error
Last modified: April 14, 2022

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# 8.1.1 update error

 *  [Ate Up With Motor](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ate-up-with-motor/)
 * (@ate-up-with-motor)
 * [4 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/8-1-1-update-error/)
 * When I went to manually update the plugin to v8.1.1 (on WordPress 5.9.3), I got
   an update warning that some files could not be updated due to a permissions issue.(
   The warning disappeared before I could copy the full text.) This caused the plugin
   to deactivate, although when I went to the Plugins page, I was able to reactivate
   it and it now showed v8.1.1.
 * While I was dealing with that, my other sites automatically updated to v8.1.1.
   This apparently did NOT produce an error message; when I checked their respective
   plugin pages, both showed iThemes Security as activated and with the updated 
   version number.

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 *  [nlpro](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nlpro/)
 * (@nlpro)
 * [4 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/8-1-1-update-error/#post-15560815)
 * Was this the message:
 * > The update cannot be installed because we will be unable to copy some files.
   > This is usually due to inconsistent file permissions.
 * +++++ To prevent any confusion, I’m not iThemes +++++
 *  Thread Starter [Ate Up With Motor](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ate-up-with-motor/)
 * (@ate-up-with-motor)
 * [4 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/8-1-1-update-error/#post-15560873)
 * Yes, it was something like that, followed by a lengthy list of files.
 *  [kt77](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kt77/)
 * (@kt77)
 * [4 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/8-1-1-update-error/#post-15563215)
 * Just to wonder it safe to update to latest version? or there will patches coming
   up later stage?

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 * Last reply from: [kt77](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kt77/)
 * Last activity: [4 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/8-1-1-update-error/#post-15563215)
 * Status: not resolved