Title: Update Fail
Last modified: August 31, 2016

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# Update Fail

 *  Resolved [julienne](https://wordpress.org/support/users/julienne/)
 * (@julienne)
 * [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/update-fail-9/)
 * Not sure why automatic update failed.
 * I was trying to update everything so all was ticked.
 * > Briefly unavailable for scheduled maintenance. Check back in a minute.
 * Why is it even asking for an update if its already version 4.5?
 * I have the site back its still asking to update. but no update done.
 * [http://flowersnpalms.com/lancalass/](http://flowersnpalms.com/lancalass/)

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 *  [Michael v.d. Berg](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michaelvdberg/)
 * (@michaelvdberg)
 * [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/update-fail-9/#post-7280070)
 * You can try to do it manual. You can download the WordPress files from this website
   and upload it manual in your DirectAdmin of CPanel. You can do it also automaticly
   by FTP software like Adobe Dreamweaver or Filezilla.
 * Dont upload the wp-config file and wp config sample. This is your file to connect
   it to the Database.
 * **Be sure you have a back-up of your website and database before you changed 
   something!**
 *  [Marietha du Plessis](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marietha-du-plessis/)
 * (@marietha-du-plessis)
 * [9 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/update-fail-9/#post-7280314)
 * Hi
 * Yes, if you try to update WordPress, a theme or plugins and the update fail you
   will get the “Briefly unavailable for scheduled maintenance. Check back in a 
   minute.” error message.
 * There’s two ways to solve this issue.
 * 1.) Wait it out- you can wait for 10 minutes and return back to your site.
    or
   2.) You can delete the .maintenance file in the core files of WordPress- login
   via ftp and find the .maintenance file to delete it.
 * I hope this helps you.
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 *  Thread Starter [julienne](https://wordpress.org/support/users/julienne/)
 * (@julienne)
 * [9 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/update-fail-9/#post-7280315)
 * It was fine after leaving it a while,
 * Many thanks Marietha!

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## Tags

 * [automatic](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/automatic/)
 * [update](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/update/)

 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * Last reply from: [julienne](https://wordpress.org/support/users/julienne/)
 * Last activity: [9 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/update-fail-9/#post-7280315)
 * Status: resolved

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