Title: Plugin Auto Update Error
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Plugin Auto Update Error

 *  [techdog](https://wordpress.org/support/users/techdog/)
 * (@techdog)
 * [16 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-auto-update-error/)
 * I have this problem on a number of blogs, but it appears to be intermittent. 
   Some days it works but more often than not this is a problem.
 * I get the following message when trying to “auto update” a plugin from the dashboard.
 * > Downloading update from [http://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/users-to-csv.1.4.2.zip](http://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/users-to-csv.1.4.2.zip)
   > Download failed.: Connection time-out
   > Plugin upgrade Failed
 * Is there some issue with the downloads set, or is it a problem with 2.7.1 (I 
   don’t recall this error in 2.7 – at least no where near this often.)

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 *  [ronmerk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ronmerk/)
 * (@ronmerk)
 * [16 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-auto-update-error/#post-1084596)
 * Check your upgrade directory. Sometimes WordPress and plug-ins leave behind their
   upgrade files in the “upgrade” directory. I have found if there is something 
   already in the upgrade directory “auto” update function will not work for WordPress
   or plug-ins.
 * Use a good FTP program and delete any files etc in the upgrade directory. Then
   try your auto upgrade again.
 * Ron

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