Title: WP Update fails
Last modified: November 15, 2018

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# WP Update fails

 *  [clauderoe](https://wordpress.org/support/users/clauderoe/)
 * (@clauderoe)
 * [7 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-update-fails/)
 * Since a few weeks I get a daily mail telling me I should update to WP 4.9.8. 
   The automated update would have failed.
    When I do the update manually I get:
   The update cannot be installed because we will be unable to copy some files. 
   This is usually due to inconsistent file permissions.: wp-admin/includes/update-
   core.php
 * I am lost now…
    Thank you in advance,
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fwp-update-fails%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  [HudsonValleyWebDesign](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jaycbrf/)
 * (@jaycbrf)
 * [7 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-update-fails/#post-10880407)
 * Check your file permissions [https://codex.wordpress.org/Changing_File_Permissions](https://codex.wordpress.org/Changing_File_Permissions)
 *  Thread Starter [clauderoe](https://wordpress.org/support/users/clauderoe/)
 * (@clauderoe)
 * [7 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-update-fails/#post-10880461)
 * wp-admin and wp-content have 755 permission.
    Is that ok? (I am not an expert
   in WP)
 *  Thread Starter [clauderoe](https://wordpress.org/support/users/clauderoe/)
 * (@clauderoe)
 * [7 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-update-fails/#post-10886830)
 * well, will have to ask question on stackoverflow. Noone here it seems.

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 3 replies
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [clauderoe](https://wordpress.org/support/users/clauderoe/)
 * Last activity: [7 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-update-fails/#post-10886830)
 * Status: not resolved

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