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deletion failed vs failed to delete

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Deletion failed' is commonly used in the context of a system or process where the action of deleting something was unsuccessful. 'Failed to delete' is used when describing a specific action that was not successful in deleting something.

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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.
  • 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.
  • 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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