Title: "languages" folder not writable
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# "languages" folder not writable

 *  Resolved [mattvd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mattvd/)
 * (@mattvd)
 * [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/languages-folder-not-writable/)
 * Hi there. For some plugins I see this error and others I don’t… how can I get
   around this?
 * thanks
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/loco-translate/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/loco-translate/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Tim W](https://wordpress.org/support/users/timwhitlock/)
 * (@timwhitlock)
 * [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/languages-folder-not-writable/#post-4611290)
 * You need to set the correct file permissions on any folders you need your web
   server to create files in, and on any files you want your web server to write
   to.
 * If you’re unsure how to set file permission on your server, ask your system administrator
   or hosting provider.

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 * Last activity: [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/languages-folder-not-writable/#post-4611290)
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