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Accepted solution by Tess A. — After removing .maintenance, check that the update actually completed :/ for plugins and themes, a half updated folder can cause fatal…
  1. Zane
    @packetlab

    Maintenance mode is not supposed to last all afternoon, right?

    Windows Update

    Windows Update
We couldn't complete the updates.
Undoing changes. Don't turn off your computer.

Error code: 0x800f0922

    I started updating my theme from teh dashboard. the progress spinner ran for ages, then my internet dropped. since then the site is stuck on the maintenance message. I have access to my host's file manager. is there something I can safely remove, and how do I know whether the update itself completed? I'd appreciate a short checklist of what to verify after it's back up.

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  2. Bea Wolfe
    @beaw465

    how much free disk space does your hosting account have? ?

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  3. Zane
    @packetlab
    in reply to @beaw465

    sorry forgot to say the dashobard shows my theme still at the old version, with an updtae available again. sorry for the wall of text lol

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  4. Hugo Moreau
    @hugo.moreau

    lol same thing happened to me could not create directory means the web server user cant write to wp-content.. 😭 check ownership and permissions: folders typically 755, files 644, owned by the user the web server runs as (often www-data). Also check that ure not over your disk quota; a full disk produces the same message.

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  5. Tess A.
    @vectorforge-3iw
    Accepted solution

    After removing .maintenance, check that the update actually completed :/ for plugins and themes, a half-updated folder can cause fatal errors. reinstlal cleanly: wp plugin install plugin-slug --force (or wp theme install theme-slug --force for a theme) or delete the plugin folder and install it fresh from teh dashboard... settings are stored in the database, so they usually survive.

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  6. Haruto V.
    @packet_smith-3ql

    ehh deleting .maintenance fixes teh symptom, but don't stop there 😅 If the update failed because of permissions or disk space, the next update will fail the same way. idk maybe im wrong lol

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