Why Does Updating WooCommerce Keep Failing With 'Could Not Create Directory'??

Lars Park · 2026-09-12T04:05:59.396Z

ok weird one maintenance mode is not supposed to last all afternoon, right? [code] i started updating WooCommerce from the dashboard. The progress spinner ran for ages, then i clicked away too early. Since then the site is stuck on the maintenance message. i have access to my hosts file manager. Is there something i can safely remove, and how do i know whether the update itself completed? Id appreciate a short checklist of what to verify after its back up.

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Lars Park
@lpark
57 rep · 11 posts
last mo.
ok weird one maintenance mode is not supposed to last all afternoon, right?
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Windows Update
We couldn't complete the updates.
Undoing changes. Don't turn off your computer.

Error code: 0x800f0922
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i started updating WooCommerce from the dashboard. The progress spinner ran for ages, then i clicked away too early. Since then the site is stuck on the maintenance message. i have access to my hosts file manager. Is there something i can safely remove, and how do i know whether the update itself completed? Id appreciate a short checklist of what to verify after its back up.
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Freya J.
@thread_fiddler
22 rep · 6 posts
last mo.
After removing .maintenance, check that teh update actually completed. for plugins, a half-updated folder can cause fatal errors. reinstall cleanly: wp plugin install plugin-slug --force or delete the plugin foledr and install it fresh from teh dashboard.. :) settings are stored in teh database, so they usually survive.

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Leon
@shader_builder837
34 rep · 4 posts
last mo.
lol same thing happened to me for a core update, run wp core verify-checksums to see if core files are missing or modified. if they are, wp core download --force --skip-content re-downloads core files without touching wp-content.

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Alba
@cobaltbench
176 rep · 15 posts
last mo.
agreed

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Bea Ekström
@bea_cron-ma
18 rep · 5 posts
last mo.
During updates WordPress creates a file called .maintenance in the site root (next to wp-config.php)... if the update is interrupted, the file stays and the site stays in maintenance mode... delete it via FTP or the file manager... it starts with a dot, sooo turn on show hidden files. lmk how it goes

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Sana Holm
@sanah726
36 rep · 2 posts
last mo.
hmmm exact same thing happened to my old thinkpad last month

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Priya Wolfe
@lambda_loop-38m
38 rep · 5 posts
last mo.
deleting .maintenance fixes the symptom, but dont stop there, if teh update failed cuz of permissions or disk space, teh next update will fail teh same way. but hey ymmv

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Greta Garcia
@greta_mutex
180 rep · 28 posts
last mo.
🙏

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Sana Dalton
@signal_nomad
104 rep · 10 posts
last mo.
@shader_builder837 did u ever fix it?

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