Title: Previous WordPress files exist
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Previous WordPress files exist

 *  Resolved [LarissaJ](https://wordpress.org/support/users/larissaj/)
 * (@larissaj)
 * [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/previous-wordpress-files-exist/)
 * I tried to install WordPress through cpanel and it came up with a message saying
   that inside the public_html folder WordPress was already installed.
    I have looked
   and searched for wp files and I can’t find anything. It’s very annoying. Ideally
   i want to install WP to the home directory so it’s not confusing having it within
   another folder with the URL.
 * Thanks

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 *  Thread Starter [LarissaJ](https://wordpress.org/support/users/larissaj/)
 * (@larissaj)
 * [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/previous-wordpress-files-exist/#post-4596165)
 * “! An instance of WordPress already exists in this directory. (path=/home/jennyj/
   public_html)”
    Does it matter that Drupal is already installed?
 *  Thread Starter [LarissaJ](https://wordpress.org/support/users/larissaj/)
 * (@larissaj)
 * [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/previous-wordpress-files-exist/#post-4596168)
 * ps using installatron
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/previous-wordpress-files-exist/#post-4596204)
 * I think you need to contact your hosts about this. It sounds like an installer
   issue – not a WordPress one.
 *  Thread Starter [LarissaJ](https://wordpress.org/support/users/larissaj/)
 * (@larissaj)
 * [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/previous-wordpress-files-exist/#post-4596242)
 * ok so I need to remove Drupal first … will try that!

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 * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
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 * Last reply from: [LarissaJ](https://wordpress.org/support/users/larissaj/)
 * Last activity: [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/previous-wordpress-files-exist/#post-4596242)
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