Title: error : Cannot create folder: /home/etc/etc/etc
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# error : Cannot create folder: /home/etc/etc/etc

 *  [akashefi12](https://wordpress.org/support/users/akashefi12/)
 * (@akashefi12)
 * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-cannot-create-folder-homeetcetcetc/)
 * Trying to backup to folder and to Dropbox and all I get is this :
 * “Cannot create folder: /home/etc/etc/etc/”
 * Need to get the backups going again.. Any idea how to proceed?
 * I tried testing other campaigns, different dropbox folder, but nothing working.
 * Any help REALLY appreciated!
 * Thank you,
    AK
 * 3.2.2 version
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/backwpup/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/backwpup/)

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 *  Plugin Contributor [Daniel Hüsken](https://wordpress.org/support/users/danielhuesken/)
 * (@danielhuesken)
 * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-cannot-create-folder-homeetcetcetc/#post-6808971)
 * Please che configureation of logs folder in BackWPup > Settings > Tab: Log.
 * Than check the Job configuration if ther a BAckup to Folder definied and with
   path is in.
 * When cam the message on start or in the log ?

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 * Last activity: [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-cannot-create-folder-homeetcetcetc/#post-6808971)
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