Title: Can’t delete cache folder
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Can’t delete cache folder

 *  [aleida](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aleida/)
 * (@aleida)
 * [20 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-delete-cache-folder/)
 * I’m planning a fresh install of WordPress 2.0.1. So I deleted the tables and 
   deleted all the files. But, I can’t get rid of the ‘cache’ folder in the ‘wp-
   content’ folder!
 * Is there something I can do (without having to contact my hosting service to 
   help me out) to delete this folder e.g. setting the properties differently?
 * I tried uploading all the wordpress files and re-use the ‘wp-content’ folder 
   with the old ‘cache’ folder in it, but this really messes up my new WordPress
   installation too…
 * Can somebody please help me out? =__=;;

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 *  [Cypher](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cypher/)
 * (@cypher)
 * [20 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-delete-cache-folder/#post-353101)
 * Use the FTP software and change the permissions to Read, Write, Execute for ALL
   groups..Owner, Group, World and then you can delete the directory.
 * Regards
 *  [petit](https://wordpress.org/support/users/petit/)
 * (@petit)
 * [20 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-delete-cache-folder/#post-353117)
 * If that is possible at all.
    With my host, att directorieas any files created
   by WordPress, or any PHP script have the web server user as owner, i.e. owner:
   nobody. In that case you cannot change the permissions from you user account,
   and have to ask your host to change the owner to be your user account. After 
   that you can do whatever you want with such files and directories.
 *  [katesgasis](https://wordpress.org/support/users/katesgasis/)
 * (@katesgasis)
 * [20 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-delete-cache-folder/#post-353123)
 * Are using CPanel? Try deleting the folder using the CPanel File Manager.

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 * [cache](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/cache/)
 * [delete](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/delete/)
 * [folder](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/folder/)

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 * 3 replies
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 * Last activity: [20 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-delete-cache-folder/#post-353123)
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