Title: WordPress Update Denied
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# WordPress Update Denied

 *  [merich](https://wordpress.org/support/users/merich/)
 * (@merich)
 * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-update-denied/)
 * When I try and update to wordpress 3.3.1 I get this message:
 * Downloading update from [http://wordpress.org/wordpress-3.3.1-no-content.zip…](http://wordpress.org/wordpress-3.3.1-no-content.zip…)
 * Unpacking the update…
 * Warning: copy(C:/Inetpub/vhosts/therichstyle.com/httpdocs/wp-admin/includes/update-
   core.php) [function.copy]: failed to open stream: Permission denied in C:\Inetpub\
   vhosts\therichstyle.com\httpdocs\wp-admin\includes\class-wp-filesystem-direct.
   php on line 200
 * Could not copy files.
 * Installation Failed
 * I’m using the Brunelleschi theme. I updated that theme to the most recent update
   and haven’t been able to use the two sidebars. Is this because I can’t update
   wordpress?

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 *  [goddesskarla](https://wordpress.org/support/users/goddesskarla/)
 * (@goddesskarla)
 * [14 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-update-denied/#post-2552606)
 * Did you find a solution? Thanks!
 *  Thread Starter [merich](https://wordpress.org/support/users/merich/)
 * (@merich)
 * [14 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-update-denied/#post-2552608)
 * Not so far! I’ll post back here when I do.
 *  [goddesskarla](https://wordpress.org/support/users/goddesskarla/)
 * (@goddesskarla)
 * [14 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-update-denied/#post-2552609)
 * I found the solution.. You must disable all the plug-ins before you upgrade or
   your plugins will be missing when you do the update manually. and I can stress
   how tiring it is to delete and reload via ftp. K
 *  Thread Starter [merich](https://wordpress.org/support/users/merich/)
 * (@merich)
 * [14 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-update-denied/#post-2552610)
 * Thanks for the help, but I figured out mine has to do with a functions error 
   in my site! Working on getting that fixed eventually and getting it all back 
   to normal.

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

 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 4 replies
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [merich](https://wordpress.org/support/users/merich/)
 * Last activity: [14 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-update-denied/#post-2552610)
 * Status: not resolved

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