Title: [Plugin: WP Super Cache] WP Supercache update and delete fail
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# [Plugin: WP Super Cache] WP Supercache update and delete fail

 *  Resolved [4evrblu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/4evrblu/)
 * (@4evrblu)
 * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-super-cache-wp-supercache-update-and-delete-fail/)
 * OK so I was asked by the latest version of my WP blog to update the WP Super 
   Cache. It failed, giving me this:
 * > WP Super Cache Manager
   >  wp-content/advanced-cache.php does not exist or cannot
   > be updated. Create or update it by executing: cp /homepages/31/d164643851/htdocs/
   > bigdadgib/wp-content/plugins/wp-super-cache/advanced-cache.php /homepages/31/
   > d164643851/htdocs/bigdadgib/wp-content/advanced-cache.php on your server or
   > by copying /homepages/31/d164643851/htdocs/bigdadgib/wp-content/plugins/wp-
   > super-cache/advanced-cache.php to /homepages/31/d164643851/htdocs/bigdadgib/
   > wp-content/advanced-cache.php some other way.
   > Cannot continue… fix previous problems and retry.
 * I tried deactivating, and reactivating. Nothing.
 * I tried deactivating, deleting the folder and reinstalling the previous version,
   and not only did I get the same error, but in my Admin/Plugin page it still shows
   WP Super Cache 0.9.9, instead of the older version I have in place.
 * Now, when I delete the plugin folder altogether, it still shows up in my plugin
   page.
 * Reinstalling and deleting the files from the plugins page results in another 
   error. I am unable to delete the directory from within admin, and even when I
   deactivate and delete from FTP, it still shows up in my WP-Admin-Plugins page.
 * This is the main reason I never wanted to use this plugin to begin with. It is
   too complicated and life is too short.
 * Can anyone point me to a solution?

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 *  [Donncha O Caoimh (a11n)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/donncha/)
 * (@donncha)
 * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-super-cache-wp-supercache-update-and-delete-fail/#post-1380049)
 * Did you try following the instructions in that error message?
 * … or by copying /homepages/31/d164643851/htdocs/bigdadgib/wp-content/plugins/
   wp-super-cache/advanced-cache.php to /homepages/31/d164643851/htdocs/bigdadgib/
   wp-content/advanced-cache.php
 * That’s the final step you need to do.
 *  Thread Starter [4evrblu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/4evrblu/)
 * (@4evrblu)
 * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-super-cache-wp-supercache-update-and-delete-fail/#post-1380329)
 * Doncha thank you, this solved my issue. I was confused by what it was saying 
   to do, but after taking a breath I understood that all I needed to do was go 
   into /homepages/31/d164643851/htdocs/bigdadgib/wp-content/advanced-cache.php ,
   then delete advanced-cache.php, reinstall 0.9.9, activate it and worked.
 * Thank you.
 *  [Donncha O Caoimh (a11n)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/donncha/)
 * (@donncha)
 * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-super-cache-wp-supercache-update-and-delete-fail/#post-1380332)
 * Excellent. I’ve always found that error message a bit *long*, maybe it could 
   do with some bullet points and shortening!

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 * Last reply from: [Donncha O Caoimh (a11n)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/donncha/)
 * Last activity: [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-super-cache-wp-supercache-update-and-delete-fail/#post-1380332)
 * Status: resolved

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