Title: Cannot activate
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# Cannot activate

 *  Resolved [LSBK](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lsbk/)
 * (@lsbk)
 * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-activate-18/)
 * Unix, files protected
 * When I want to activate I get this error:
    WP BackItUp was not able to create
   the required backup and restore folders.
 * Where are they?
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-backitup/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-backitup/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Chris Simmons](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cssimmon/)
 * (@cssimmon)
 * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-activate-18/#post-5604361)
 * When WP BackItUp is activated it attempts to create two folders under wp-content
   where backups and restores are stored. If your host doesn’t allow this then you
   will not be able to perform backups or restores. You may need to adjust your 
   permissions on the wp-content folder.
 * Chris

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## Tags

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 * 1 reply
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [Chris Simmons](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cssimmon/)
 * Last activity: [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-activate-18/#post-5604361)
 * Status: resolved