Title: Can't update / delete plugins
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# Can't update / delete plugins

 *  [paupa@msn.com](https://wordpress.org/support/users/paupamsncom/)
 * (@paupamsncom)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-update-delete-plugins/)
 * Please help!!!!!
 * The update process is starting. This process may take a while on some hosts, 
   so please be patient.
 * Enabling Maintenance mode…
 * Updating Plugin WordPress SEO (1/1)
    Downloading update from [https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/wordpress-seo.1.7.1.zip…](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/wordpress-seo.1.7.1.zip…)
   Unpacking the update… Installing the latest version… Removing the old version
   of the plugin… Plugin update failed. An error occurred while updating WordPress
   SEO: Could not remove the old plugin.

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 *  [sdambrot](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sdambrot/)
 * (@sdambrot)
 * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-update-delete-plugins/#post-5651991)
 * I have the same problem (but different plugins).
 * Admins – please respond!!!

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 * Last reply from: [sdambrot](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sdambrot/)
 * Last activity: [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-update-delete-plugins/#post-5651991)
 * Status: not resolved

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