Title: WordPress Update Failing
Last modified: June 19, 2025

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# WordPress Update Failing

 *  [nfoyle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nfoyle/)
 * (@nfoyle)
 * [1 year ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-update-failing/)
 * I’m trying to update WordPress to 6.8.1 but I keep on getting an error message
   saying:
 * Could not copy the file
 * wordpress.wp-includes/js/dist/customize-widgets.min.js
 * Can you help me overcome this issue? Thank you!
 * Best
 * Naomi Foyle

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 *  Moderator [threadi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/threadi/)
 * (@threadi)
 * [1 year ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-update-failing/#post-18520259)
 * I suspect that the file permissions for the file are incorrect OR the storage
   space is full. You should be able to clarify both issues with your hosting provider’s
   support team.
 * Here is a description of file permissions: [https://developer.wordpress.org/advanced-administration/server/file-permissions/](https://developer.wordpress.org/advanced-administration/server/file-permissions/)–
   you can set these via FTP or with a tool provided by your host, for example.
 * Alternatively, you can also perform a manual update. See: [https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/updating-wordpress/#manual-update](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/updating-wordpress/#manual-update)

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## Tags

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

 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 1 reply
 * 3 participants
 * Last reply from: [threadi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/threadi/)
 * Last activity: [1 year ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-update-failing/#post-18520259)
 * Status: not resolved

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