Title: Process aborted Incorrect file format
Last modified: July 23, 2021

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# Process aborted Incorrect file format

 *  Resolved [sarahweb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sarahweb/)
 * (@sarahweb)
 * [4 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/process-aborted-incorrect-file-format/)
 * Process aborted
    Incorrect file format
 * Just tried to validate a pro plugin and got this error – its the same zip file
   that I have used before so not sure what the issue is?
 * also does this mean every PRO plugin that I update I have to go and download 
   the PRO zip file to revalidate again ? Even if you update via the WordPress plugin
   section ? While I understand the theory that will be a heap of work as most often
   to don’t get the ZIP without doing a manual update..
 * Anyway if you could let me know please what you think the error is meaning?
    
   thank yo Sarah

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 *  Thread Starter [sarahweb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sarahweb/)
 * (@sarahweb)
 * [4 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/process-aborted-incorrect-file-format/#post-14714635)
 * I now have this happening with 2 different PRO plugins any ideas?
 *  Plugin Author [gioni](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gioni/)
 * (@gioni)
 * [4 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/process-aborted-incorrect-file-format/#post-14722238)
 * Hi! We’ve discovered a bug that prevents processing files if the name of a file
   contains more than one dot.
 * **Quick workaround:** rename your ZIP archive to any name containing only one
   dot like this: filename.zip
 *  [Nathan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nathan1776/)
 * (@nathan1776)
 * [4 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/process-aborted-incorrect-file-format/#post-14759918)
 * Worked for me! Will this bug be fixed for future scans?
    -  This reply was modified 4 years, 9 months ago by [Nathan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nathan1776/).

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