Title: Update Failed
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Update Failed

 *  [payne@myardor.com](https://wordpress.org/support/users/paynemyardorcom/)
 * (@paynemyardorcom)
 * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/update-failed-2/)
 * Trying to update WP to latest version I received this message-
 * “Warning: copy(/homepages/32/d457207243/htdocs/app457207248/wp-admin/includes/
   update-core.php) [function.copy]: failed to open stream: Permission denied in/
   homepages/32/d457207243/htdocs/app457207248/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-
   direct.php on line 200
 * Could not copy files.”
 * I’m a volunteer trying to maintain a non-profits site for them. Any suggestions
   for a a non-coder?

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 *  Moderator [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/)
 * (@t-p)
 * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/update-failed-2/#post-4251963)
 * Sounds like permission issue.
    Have you contaced your hosting provider?

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