Title: Update WordPress 5.5 error
Last modified: August 15, 2020

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# Update WordPress 5.5 error

 *  [knowledgegallery](https://wordpress.org/support/users/knowledgegallery/)
 * (@knowledgegallery)
 * [5 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/update-wordpress-5-5-error/)
 * Hi
    I have clicked on Update WordPress 5.5. But after 2 hr, there is displaying
   only
 * “Downloading update from [https://downloads.wordpress.org/release/wordpress-5.5-no-content.zip…](https://downloads.wordpress.org/release/wordpress-5.5-no-content.zip…)
 * Unpacking the update…”
 * So what I do now. Wait or do refresh the page. Please let me know asap.
    Thanks
    -  This topic was modified 5 years, 9 months ago by [Jan Dembowski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdembowski/).
      Reason: Moved to Fixing WordPress, this is not an Everything else WordPress
      topic

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 *  [Olga Gleckler](https://wordpress.org/support/users/oglekler/)
 * (@oglekler)
 * [5 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/update-wordpress-5-5-error/#post-13260410)
 * Refresh page, there is nothing also to do.
    Check ‘Dashboard » Tools » Site health’
   to see if your site have some problems. Bu sure to have a backup before update.
   If the automatic update will fail, you can do a manual update. See more:
 * > [Updating WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/article/updating-wordpress/)
 *  Thread Starter [knowledgegallery](https://wordpress.org/support/users/knowledgegallery/)
 * (@knowledgegallery)
 * [5 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/update-wordpress-5-5-error/#post-13260442)
 * I tried to update manually but some 4-5 files failed to upload. I have replace
   the wp-admin folder and includes folder but WordPress admin not working, showing
   this error.
    “There has been a critical error on your website. Please check your
   site admin email inbox for instructions”
 *  [Olga Gleckler](https://wordpress.org/support/users/oglekler/)
 * (@oglekler)
 * [5 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/update-wordpress-5-5-error/#post-13261077)
 * [@knowledgegallery](https://wordpress.org/support/users/knowledgegallery/) WordPress
   needs all its files to work (with a very small amount of exemptions).
    Possibly
   these files have different permission mode, see this article:
 * > [Changing File Permissions](https://wordpress.org/support/article/changing-file-permissions/)
 * 
    If it will not help, try to contact your hosting.
 * [@afid14](https://wordpress.org/support/users/afid14/) even if you have a similar
   problem it was needed to make your own topic (author of the topic is getting 
   all comments).
    The main information to help you is here:
 * > [FAQ Troubleshooting](https://wordpress.org/support/article/faq-troubleshooting/)
 * > [Debugging in WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/article/debugging-in-wordpress/)
 * > [Updating WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/article/updating-wordpress/)
 *  [teresapage75](https://wordpress.org/support/users/teresapage75/)
 * (@teresapage75)
 * [5 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/update-wordpress-5-5-error/#post-13469579)
 * I have exactly the same problem as Knowledgegallery when trying to update to 
   version 5.5.1. Can anyone tell me why I this is happening and why I cannot update
   automatically. I’d rather not do the manual update because my WordPress knowledge
   is pretty limited and I don’t want to cause a problem with my website.

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## Tags

 * [update wordpress 5.5](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/update-wordpress-5-5/)

 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 4 replies
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 * Last reply from: [teresapage75](https://wordpress.org/support/users/teresapage75/)
 * Last activity: [5 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/update-wordpress-5-5-error/#post-13469579)
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