WP on XAMPP Windows – “The upgrade directory exists but is not writable.”

  • I’m running WordPress locally on a Windows 11 machine using XAMPP.

    Under Site Health Status, I get the following message:

    The wp-content/upgrade directory exists but is not writable. This directory is used for plugin and theme updates. Please make sure the server has write permissions to this directory.

    I am trying to fix this error but everything I’ve tried so far have failed.

    Here are the things I’ve tried:

    PHP safe mode
    PHP safe mode is off.

    WordPress upload_path and upload_url_path options
    Both are empty.

    Changing file permissions
    WordPress is installed at the root of a non-system drive (F:\xampp\htdocs\wordpress). I am running XAMPP from an admin account.

    I’d like to add that this is a fresh install of Windows, XAMPP and WordPress. I haven’t messed around with any server settings or file permissions. Moreover, WordPress can download and install themes/plug-ins by itself without any issue. However, it fails to remove any themes/plug-ins and I’ve to delete them manually from the wp-content folder.

    I am wondering what the issue is and if someone is able to help me out. Thanks a lot!

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    1. Please right click on wp-content folder
    2. Click on “Properties”
    3. Then select the tab “Security”

    Make sure that you have given “Modify, Read & Write” permission to the user group called “Everyone”. Hope it helps

    Thread Starter octane9712

    (@octane9712)

    Make sure that you have given “Modify, Read & Write” permission to the user group called “Everyone”.

    I have changed the permission so that the user Everyone has Full control but the problem persists.

    Hey octane9712 ,

    Did you eventually find a solution? I’m facing the same issue, it’s on LocalWP.

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