Title: install and delete
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# install and delete

 *  [xc08401](https://wordpress.org/support/users/xc08401/)
 * (@xc08401)
 * [16 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/install-and-delete/)
 * I’m a newbie, and try to install a wp site. When I delete the version I installed,
   I delete it by click the “remove”. So I think I have removed the old one, I try
   to install a new version, when I click “install”, the massege come out:Install
   WordPress (2/3)
 * The installation can not be completed:
 * – You chose to install in the main directory of the domain treatmentforhemorrhoidinfo.
   com, but there are conflicting filenames, therefore we can not proceed. Following
   filenames already exist in the main directory of the domain treatmentforhemorrhoidinfo.
   com (path=”/home/xc08401/public_html/”).You must manually remove these files 
   before proceeding with auto-installation:
    wp-admin wp-content wp-includes fantversion.
   php index.php license.txt readme.html wp-app.php wp-atom.php wp-blog-header.php
   wp-comments-post.php wp-commentsrss2.php wp-config-sample.php wp-config.php wp-
   cron.php wp-feed.php wp-links-opml.php wp-load.php wp-login.php wp-mail.php wp-
   pass.php wp-rdf.php wp-register.php wp-rss.php wp-rss2.php wp-settings.php wp-
   trackback.php xmlrpc.php
 * Click on the browser’s Back button to fix reported error”
 * Can anyone can tell me what shall I do?
    Thanks.

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 *  Moderator [cubecolour](https://wordpress.org/support/users/numeeja/)
 * (@numeeja)
 * [16 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/install-and-delete/#post-1248873)
 * `You must manually remove these files before proceeding with auto-installation:`
   
   This means you must connect to your webspace using an ftp program such as filezilla&
   delete the files.
 * Which web hosting company are you using? Someone here may have experience with
   their admin panel as the method you’re using to install WordPress is part of 
   that, not part of WordPress.
 *  Thread Starter [xc08401](https://wordpress.org/support/users/xc08401/)
 * (@xc08401)
 * [16 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/install-and-delete/#post-1249041)
 * Thanks so much, numeeja. I use Hostgator as webhost, can anyone tell me how to
   delete the files? Hellllllp!
    Thanks again.
 *  [Samuel B](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samboll/)
 * (@samboll)
 * [16 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/install-and-delete/#post-1249045)
 * you can also use the host’s file manager to delete the files
 *  [jonimueller](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jonimueller/)
 * (@jonimueller)
 * [16 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/install-and-delete/#post-1249049)
 * You are probably better off installing and learning how to use an FTP client.
   Some info on that here:
 * [http://codex.wordpress.org/FTP_Clients](http://codex.wordpress.org/FTP_Clients)
 *  [nickriebe](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nickriebe/)
 * (@nickriebe)
 * [16 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/install-and-delete/#post-1249169)
 * xc08401 – I had a similar problem where deleting didn’t work. Only thing that
   worked for me was to rename the folders “wp-content”, “wp-admin” and “wp-includes”.
   I also did a post on it at my site here: [http://nickriebe.com/cant-delete-wordpress-folders-to-re-install/](http://nickriebe.com/cant-delete-wordpress-folders-to-re-install/)
 * HTH,
    -Nick R.

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 * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
 * 5 replies
 * 5 participants
 * Last reply from: [nickriebe](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nickriebe/)
 * Last activity: [16 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/install-and-delete/#post-1249169)
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