Title: Update Crashed – Lost Theme Folder
Last modified: May 18, 2021

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# Update Crashed – Lost Theme Folder

 *  Resolved [yourbudweiser](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yourbudweiser/)
 * (@yourbudweiser)
 * [5 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/update-crashed-lost-theme-folder/)
 * I ran the Storefront update without backing up the files and it crashed, not 
   before deleting all files and folders in the Storefront theme folder. I still
   have the database though.
 * There’s nothing in the recycle bin, nothing found when using Windows File Recovery,
   no restore points, etc. It’s as if it never existed.
 * Is there any hope to recover the files/folders without a backup?

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 *  [victin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/victin/)
 * (@victin)
 * [5 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/update-crashed-lost-theme-folder/#post-14459600)
 * I’m having the same problem.
 *  [3 Sons Development](https://wordpress.org/support/users/3sonsdevelopment/)
 * (@3sonsdevelopment)
 * [5 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/update-crashed-lost-theme-folder/#post-14459963)
 * Hi there,
 * Was this an update on a local installation of WordPress? If so, the files probably
   weren’t placed in the trash.
 * If there weren’t any modifications to the theme files, you can download a fresh
   copy of it from here and install it.
 * [https://wordpress.org/themes/storefront/](https://wordpress.org/themes/storefront/)
 * The best way to handle modifications to a theme is to use a child theme. That
   way when it comes time to update the original theme, your changes aren’t lost.
 * This post from Smashing Magazine can show you the ins and outs of making a child
   theme.
 * [https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2016/01/create-customize-wordpress-child-theme/](https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2016/01/create-customize-wordpress-child-theme/)
 * Let us know if you have any questions.

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 * Last reply from: [3 Sons Development](https://wordpress.org/support/users/3sonsdevelopment/)
 * Last activity: [5 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/update-crashed-lost-theme-folder/#post-14459963)
 * Status: resolved