Title: errors after uninstall
Last modified: February 3, 2026

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# errors after uninstall

 *  Resolved [johnboyson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnboyson/)
 * (@johnboyson)
 * [4 months, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/errors-after-uninstall-2/)
 * Hello, I deleted the plugin and then had this message, I tried to re upload the
   plugin and it wont upload
 * files appear to be missing or out of place. Please re-install plugin or remove**/
   var/www/vip12/sites/xxxxxxxxx(replaced)/httpd/htdocs/wp-content/object-cache-
   plst-orig.php**.
 * now i get this message when trying to re install install the plugin
 * **W3 Total Cache Error:** some files appear to be missing or out of place. Please
   re-install plugin or remove **/var/www/vip12/sites/xxxxxxx(replaced)/httpd/htdocs/
   wp-content/object-cache-plst-orig.php**.
 * The link you followed has expired.
 *  I looked a.htaccess and see nothing for w3Total Cache.
 * I was wondering how to solve this problem. Please.
 * EDIT, I managed to get the plugin back, not activated it yet. How do i uninstall
   after activation ? please. without the above messages appearing again.
 * Kind Regards John
    -  This topic was modified 4 months, 1 week ago by [johnboyson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnboyson/).
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Ferrors-after-uninstall-2%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Plugin Contributor [Marko Vasiljevic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vmarko/)
 * (@vmarko)
 * [4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/errors-after-uninstall-2/#post-18808281)
 * Hello [@johnboyson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnboyson/)
 * Thank you for reaching out and I am happy to help!
   The **object-cache-plst-orig.
   php** is not a valid W3TC drop-in file. **object-cache.php** is a drop-in file
   that W3TC needs to add and use to utilize Object Caching.Are you using any other
   plugin for Object Caching, and can you share the content of the file, possibly?
   Can you please make a backup and manually remove the file?
 * Thank yoU!
 *  Thread Starter [johnboyson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnboyson/)
 * (@johnboyson)
 * [4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/errors-after-uninstall-2/#post-18808461)
 * Hi, this is what the content is
 *  Moderator [Support Moderator](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moderator/)
 * (@moderator)
 * [4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/errors-after-uninstall-2/#post-18808464)
 * > can you share the content of the file, possibly?
 * Copying that data here will not and cannot work here. It just creates a mess 
   that has no value.
 * Please use [https://pastebin.com/](https://pastebin.com/) or [https://gist.github.com/](https://gist.github.com/)
   or the like instead and share a link to that paste in reply here.
 *  Thread Starter [johnboyson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnboyson/)
 * (@johnboyson)
 * [4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/errors-after-uninstall-2/#post-18808510)
 * Sorry I made a mistake pasting code here
 * [https://gist.github.com/johnboybirch/a5c74e715bd42304f4f92cff378ad124](https://gist.github.com/johnboybirch/a5c74e715bd42304f4f92cff378ad124)
 * here is the 1st link **object-cache-plst-orig.php**
 *  Thread Starter [johnboyson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnboyson/)
 * (@johnboyson)
 * [4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/errors-after-uninstall-2/#post-18808514)
 * [https://gist.github.com/johnboybirch/6ecf942a64afbca472f7c7e1b4eab0c7](https://gist.github.com/johnboybirch/6ecf942a64afbca472f7c7e1b4eab0c7)
 * **object-cache.php**
 *  Thread Starter [johnboyson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnboyson/)
 * (@johnboyson)
 * [4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/errors-after-uninstall-2/#post-18808724)
 * I have been reading that the Performance Lab Server Timing Object Cache Drop-
   In may have caused a name change in your file to object-cache-plst-orig.php. 
   I cannot find a solution yet for how to safely deactivate or delete. one of those
   files. Not sure which one to do first. Maybe I should deactivate the performance
   lab (7 active components are running in it) Then after that I may be able to 
   delete the other file **object-cache-plst-orig.php** on the server.
 * All fine now, I deleted **object-cache-plst-orig.php** from the server and then
   uninstalled w3 Total Cache. No error messages coming up any more.
    -  This reply was modified 4 months ago by [johnboyson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnboyson/).
 *  Thread Starter [johnboyson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnboyson/)
 * (@johnboyson)
 * [4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/errors-after-uninstall-2/#post-18808742)
 * Resolved by the above option. thanks for the help.

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