Title: Can't Access WP-Admin
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Can't Access WP-Admin

 *  [bellobard](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bellobard/)
 * (@bellobard)
 * [12 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-access-wp-admin-37/)
 * I don’t remember when I upgraded to 3.5.2 but everything was running fine a week
   ago when I left for vacation. Today, I can’t access wp-admin taking me to a 404“
   sorry there’s no page” screen.
 * Searching through the forums, I deactivated all of the plugins first by renaming
   the plugins folder, and then through PHPMyAdmin. Nothing. I tried changing htaccess
   and that was screwed up the whole page.
 * Help.

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [12 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-access-wp-admin-37/#post-3955439)
 * Try:
    – switching to the default theme by renaming your current theme’s folder
   inside wp-content/themes and adding “-old” to the end of the folder name using
   [FTP](http://codex.wordpress.org/FTP_Clients) or whatever file management application
   your host provides.
 * – [resetting the plugins folder](http://codex.wordpress.org/FAQ_Troubleshooting#How_to_deactivate_all_plugins_when_not_able_to_access_the_administrative_menus.3F)
   by FTP or phpMyAdmin.
 * – re-uploading all files & folders – **except** the wp-content folder – from 
   a **fresh** download of WordPress. Make sure that you delete the old copies of
   files & folder before uploading the new ones.
 *  [searlesy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/searlesy/)
 * (@searlesy)
 * [12 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-access-wp-admin-37/#post-3955665)
 * every time I try to login, I get told my password is wrong….? Can’t get to the
   admin side of my website..Thanks, if you can help.
 *  [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/)
 * (@wpyogi)
 * [12 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-access-wp-admin-37/#post-3955666)
 * **[@searlesy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/searlesy/)** – could you please
   start your own thread ? These forums really work better that way – you can do
   so here:
 * [http://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting#postform](http://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting#postform)
 * Also see: [http://codex.wordpress.org/Resetting_Your_Password](http://codex.wordpress.org/Resetting_Your_Password)

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## Tags

 * [can't access](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/cant-access/)
 * [wp-admin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/wp-admin/)

 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 3 replies
 * 4 participants
 * Last reply from: [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/)
 * Last activity: [12 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-access-wp-admin-37/#post-3955666)
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