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deletion failed vs failed to delete

Both phrases are correct, but they're used in different contexts. 'Deletion failed' is often used in the context of a system or process where the action of deleting something wasn't successful. On the other hand, 'Failed to delete' is used when describing a specific action that wasn't successful in deleting something.

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Last updated: December 16, 2024 • 7730 views

deletion failed

This phrase is correct and commonly used in the context of a system or process where the action of deleting something was unsuccessful.

This phrase is used to indicate that the deletion process was not successful.

Examples:

The deletion failed due to a system error.
The deletion failed to remove the file from the system.

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Last updated: November 21, 2024

Jul 10, 2022 ... So on a previous post I tried deleting my account but I didn't have a password, now I do and when I try to delete it says deletion failed!
Sep 29, 2016 ... I had an awkward problem when i want to delete my theme, it gaves me this message: deletion failed, the theme requested does not exist wordpress.
Jan 17, 2023 ... I've installed this plugin and got error, then Ive deactivate and tried to delete it and got another error: “Deletion failed: There has been a critical error ...
Apr 7, 2020 ... Deletion failed: Could not fully remove the theme x. I tried to delete from wp admin panel. Why is this happening? Is it safe to remove the ...
Feb 26, 2024 ... Deletion failed, path = 'C:\Users\Nixos\AppData\Local\Pub\Cache' (OS Error: The system cannot find the path specified. , errno = 3). Flutter ...
Sep 30, 2016 ... I found what appears to be the solution for most of the Installation Failed or Deletion Failed errors in WordPress with both themes and plugins.
Mar 6, 2017 ... wp-db.php is restored to the original WordPress version; Git merge driver is uninstalled. The deletion failed, so I checked and found that:.
Aug 2, 2022 ... ... some names were available but I keep getting an error message which says “character deletion failed.” They don't have any mail, …
Apr 11, 2018 ... Stack deletion failed: The following resources failed to delete AWSEBRDSDatabase. How do I proceed to delete this? I am not able to find any ...
Account deletion failed · Support · fs_nw April 1, 2023, 11:08am 1. I had to delete 2 accounts because I no longer have access to them. One has been deleted ...

Alternatives:

deletion was unsuccessful
deletion was not completed

failed to delete

This phrase is correct and is used when describing a specific action that was not successful in deleting something.

This phrase is used to describe a specific action that did not achieve the goal of deleting something.

Examples:

The system failed to delete the file.
I failed to delete the email from my inbox.

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Last updated: November 21, 2024

Feb 27, 2022 ... I click on the calendar...Settings and sharing -> Remove calendar ->Delete-> Permanently delete and receive a "Failed to delete calendar" and none of the events ...
Dec 24, 2020 ... ... failed to delete cgroup paths for [kubepods burstable pod10bb1377-ac8f-4089-8b60-5cb7b9886f76] : unable to destroy cgroup paths for cgroup ...
Apr 18, 2022 ... When I try to delete the certificate, it has error message "Failed to delete certificate *CA NAME* - Invalid Location / Permission Denied"
Oct 31, 2023 ... "Failed to delete note". Quuzuu. Asked by Quuzuu, October 31, 2023.
Apr 29, 2016 ... Veeam Community discussions and solutions for: Error: Access is denied. Failed to delete file of Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows.
Sep 14, 2021 ... Hi when in table view, attempting to delete submissions, I'm receiving the message “failed to delete submissions”.
Apr 30, 2024 ... Veeam Community discussions and solutions for: Failed to delete backup Error:S3 delete multiple objects request failed to delete object of ...
Jan 25, 2019 ... “Failed to delete work item: 367. Error Details: You don't have sufficient permissions to delete this work item. You must have work item and ...
Mar 17, 2022 ... The one that interests me is “Unable to apply retention policy: failed to delete backup files error......is locked by running session xxx-xxx [Instant recovery].
May 17, 2021 ... Pub failed to delete entry because it was in use by another process. This may be caused by a virus scanner or having a file in the directory open in another ...

Alternatives:

was unable to delete
did not successfully delete

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