Title: Can’t write files
Last modified: July 29, 2021

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# Can’t write files

 *  Resolved [BobHatcher](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bobhatcher/)
 * (@bobhatcher)
 * [4 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-write-files/)
 * It seems I’m having files troubles. Updating WP yields:
    Could not copy file.:
   wordpress/wp-includes/css/editor-rtl.css Installation failed.
 * When updating plugins I get Update failed: Could not create directory.
    Using
   Filezilla I’m unable to create a dummy directory: mkdir /clickandbuilds/PlymouthArea/
   DELETEME: received failure with description ‘Failure’
 * I’ve made sure the file permissions are correct as mentioned in [https://kinsta.com/knowledgebase/installation-failed-could-not-create-directory/](https://kinsta.com/knowledgebase/installation-failed-could-not-create-directory/)
 * And, because of the file errors I can’t reinstall a backup.
 * Any thoughts?
    -  This topic was modified 4 years, 10 months ago by [BobHatcher](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bobhatcher/).
    -  This topic was modified 4 years, 10 months ago by [BobHatcher](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bobhatcher/).

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 *  [corrinarusso](https://wordpress.org/support/users/corrinarusso/)
 * (@corrinarusso)
 * [4 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-write-files/#post-14715886)
 * Did you go through these docs?
 * > [Changing File Permissions](https://wordpress.org/support/article/changing-file-permissions/)
 * 
    Make sure you are using the chmod recursively.
 * What does Health Check say?
    [https://en-ca.wordpress.org/plugins/health-check/](https://en-ca.wordpress.org/plugins/health-check/)
 *  Thread Starter [BobHatcher](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bobhatcher/)
 * (@bobhatcher)
 * [4 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-write-files/#post-14716031)
 * File this under UBD, User Brain Damage, I checked my storage on my plan and I
   was at the limit and that wouldn’t allow me to create anything. The reason was
   my backup plugin that I had set to unlimited backups rather than a specific amount.
 * Sorry to bother you.
 *  [corrinarusso](https://wordpress.org/support/users/corrinarusso/)
 * (@corrinarusso)
 * [4 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-write-files/#post-14716035)
 * Yikes.
    Good it got sorted out.

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 * Last reply from: [corrinarusso](https://wordpress.org/support/users/corrinarusso/)
 * Last activity: [4 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-write-files/#post-14716035)
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