Title: Cannot update my wordpress
Last modified: September 1, 2016

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# Cannot update my wordpress

 *  Resolved [kalamkhan777](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kalamkhan777/)
 * (@kalamkhan777)
 * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-update-my-wordpress/)
 * I am not able to update my wordpress getting error
    My current version is 3.3.2
   Downloading update from [http://downloads.wordpress.org/release/wordpress-4.5.3-new-bundled.zip…](http://downloads.wordpress.org/release/wordpress-4.5.3-new-bundled.zip…)
 * Unpacking the update…
 * Could not copy file.: /home/wwwmelho/public_html/wp-content/upgrade/wordpress-
   4.tmp/
 * Installation Failed
 * Any help would be appreciated
    Thanks

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 *  [Metallicarosetail](https://wordpress.org/support/users/metallicarosetail/)
 * (@metallicarosetail)
 * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-update-my-wordpress/#post-7611097)
 * Hi kalamkhan777,
 * You can try [upgrading manually](https://codex.wordpress.org/Upgrading_WordPress)
 * Thank you
 *  Thread Starter [kalamkhan777](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kalamkhan777/)
 * (@kalamkhan777)
 * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-update-my-wordpress/#post-7611345)
 * hi metallicarosetail
 * can u help me doing this didnt understand
 *  Upload the individual files from the new wp-content folder to your existing 
   wp-content folder, overwriting existing files. Do NOT delete your existing wp-
   content folder. Do NOT delete any files or folders in your existing wp-content
   directory (except for the one being overwritten by new files).
 * Didnt get this one
 * If you’re upgrading manually after a failed auto-upgrade, delete the file .maintenance
   from your WordPress directory using FTP. This will remove the “failed update”
   nag message.
 * Thanks
 *  [cedcommerce](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cedcommerce/)
 * (@cedcommerce)
 * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-update-my-wordpress/#post-7611347)
 * Hi kalamkhan777,
    You are using wp-3.3.2 and now its wp-4.5.3 I guess during 
   this period of time, wp goes through drastic changes. That’s the reason you are
   getting updation error.
 * Please Read carefully this article : [https://codex.wordpress.org/Upgrading_WordPress](https://codex.wordpress.org/Upgrading_WordPress)
 * I would suggest you to update wp using ftp if you are failed to do that automatically
   through wordpress.
    Please take complete backup of your wp-content. As it might
   contain some of your paid themes or plugins. Also take backup of your wp-config
   file, as this file contain infomation to connect wordpress to your database. 
   After that delete wp-admin,wp-content,wp-includes and file parallel to that. 
   If there is file with name “wp-config-sample” rename that to “wp-config”. Now
   replace each and every define parameter like “define(‘DB_NAME’, ‘wordpress_db’);”
   in new wp-config” from old wp-config”.
 * If you follow that without any glitch, your wordpress will be updated and will
   operate on previous database.
 * Hope that will help you.
    Thanks
 *  Thread Starter [kalamkhan777](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kalamkhan777/)
 * (@kalamkhan777)
 * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-update-my-wordpress/#post-7611348)
 * Thank You very much, you guys are really awesome.
    Thanks again for your help,
   was stuck in this badly.

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