Title: Cannot create folder
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Cannot create folder

 *  [ocgupodcast](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ocgupodcast/)
 * (@ocgupodcast)
 * [11 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-create-folder-2/)
 * I can’t get BackWPup to work due to an error that says that a couple folders 
   can’t be created. I went to the directory and created the folder with 777 permissions.
   Still didn’t work. I changed the destination for the backup to be on Dropbox 
   and tried again. Still nothing. I searched the forum and google and only found
   instructions to do what I’ve already done. Can someone help? Thanks.
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/backwpup/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/backwpup/)

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 *  Thread Starter [ocgupodcast](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ocgupodcast/)
 * (@ocgupodcast)
 * [11 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-create-folder-2/#post-5047532)
 * Here is the error message:
    Cannot create folder: /backwpup-a61f8e-temp
 * Cannot create folder: /home/.wolfgang/ocgupodcast/podcast.overcominggoingunder.
   com/wp-content/uploads/backwpup-a61f8e-logs
 * any ideas?
 *  [Simon Duncan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/simon-duncan/)
 * (@simon-duncan)
 * [11 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-create-folder-2/#post-5047563)
 * I had the same problem. Check out this post – resolved it.
    [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-create-folder-1](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-create-folder-1)
 *  Thread Starter [ocgupodcast](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ocgupodcast/)
 * (@ocgupodcast)
 * [11 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-create-folder-2/#post-5047569)
 * Thanks. I read that thread but still not sure what to do. My issues seems a bit
   different.
 * I changed the log location to “…/wp-content/uploads/backwpup-a61f8e-logs/” but
   it still added this extra stuff “/home/ocgupodcast/podcast.overcominggoingunder.
   com/…/wp-content/uploads/backwpup-a61f8e-logs/” but the error for the logs went
   away when I tried it again so maybe that’s ok.
 * Unfortunately the first part of the error “Cannot create folder: /backwpup-a61f8e-
   temp” is still causing it to error out.
 * I’m not sure where to put that folder. Looks like it’s at the top level but I’m
   not sure. I tried a couple places with no luck.
 * I think I’m going to need to abandon this plugin and find another way to back
   my sites up. Unless I can get a clear answer here that is. Thanks for you help.
 *  [mgyhardsoft](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mgyhardsoft/)
 * (@mgyhardsoft)
 * [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-create-folder-2/#post-5047632)
 * The same problem here:
    – I can change the folder for the logs to the right value,
   however, the place of the temp folder cannot be changed, and it starts from the
   root, which is impossible. Did anyone find any solution? Thanks!
 *  [mgyhardsoft](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mgyhardsoft/)
 * (@mgyhardsoft)
 * [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-create-folder-2/#post-5047633)
 * The reason why I run into this problem is that I moved the site to a different
   server, and the logs, backups and temp paths of BackWPUp are absolute – consequently
   they have to be changed. But there is no way to change the temp path. In this
   case the solution is easy:
    – delete and reinstall the plugin (it may not be 
   necessary, but who knows…) – browse the table wp_options in the database and 
   change _all_ the references to the absolute path on the old server to the absolute
   path on the new server Why is it so, who knows…

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 * Last reply from: [mgyhardsoft](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mgyhardsoft/)
 * Last activity: [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-create-folder-2/#post-5047633)
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