Title: Plugin update failed.
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Plugin update failed.

 *  [bassa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bassa/)
 * (@bassa)
 * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-update-failed/)
 * I am getting this message sporadically (sometimes I get it, sometimes I don’t):
 * Update Plugin
    Downloading update from [https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/akismet.2.6.0.zip…](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/akismet.2.6.0.zip…)
 * Unpacking the update…
 * Installing the latest version…
 * Removing the old version of the plugin…
 * Could not remove the old plugin.
 * Plugin update failed.
 * Return to Plugins page
 * —————-END———————–
 * What can I do to fix this issue? It’s been going on for some time now, and I’ve
   found no clear answer/solution to this issue.
 * Can anyone help with this?
 * Thank you!

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 * Last reply from: [bassa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bassa/)
 * Last activity: [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-update-failed/)
 * Status: not resolved

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