Title: Error creating zip file
Last modified: August 31, 2016

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# Error creating zip file

 *  [karll10](https://wordpress.org/support/users/karll10/)
 * (@karll10)
 * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-creating-zip-file/)
 * Hi,
 * Im getting this error when trying to export my media library :
 * Sorry Sonny! Something went wrong. Reason : zip open failed. Exiting
 * Can you please advise?
 * Thanks
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/downml/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/downml/)

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 *  Plugin Author [aneeskA](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aneeska/)
 * (@aneeska)
 * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-creating-zip-file/#post-6965172)
 * Let me check what the problem is. What are you on – windows or linux?
 *  Thread Starter [karll10](https://wordpress.org/support/users/karll10/)
 * (@karll10)
 * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-creating-zip-file/#post-6965180)
 * Thanks, its Linux
 *  [artofhousewiving](https://wordpress.org/support/users/artofhousewiving/)
 * (@artofhousewiving)
 * [9 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-creating-zip-file/#post-9047080)
 * I had this same problem but I am on windows. Was this ever solved? Thanks so 
   much!

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