"Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Class "ET_Core_Cache_Directory" not found in..." after restoring backup from Google Drive

[Niall]

What issue or error are you experiencing?

** “Fatal error** : Uncaught Error: Class “ET_Core_Cache_Directory” not found in…” displaying when visiting site AND the Wordpress backend.

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What steps can be taken to replicate the issue? Feel free to include screenshots, videos, etc

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System Details

• Local Version:

Local Beta: Version 8.3.1+local-beta-6616

• Operating System (OS) and OS version:

macOS 14.3.1 (23D60)

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Local Logs

local-logs4.zip (807.9 KB)

Solved:

After restoring a site that I had previously backed up to Google Drive, I received the above error when visiting the site and wp-admin.

I believe it may be related to Divi’s compatibility. It looks like when it was restored back to my local machine, it was missing a folder named ‘cache’.

I can confirm that this thread contains the fix to the problem:

Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Class "ET_Core_Cache_Directory" not found in C:\Users\

Hello everyone I’m not a developer, and I don’t understand why I can’t access my site anymore. All of a sudden… I get the following message: Fatal error : Uncaught Error: Class “ET_Core_Cache_Directory” not found in C:\Users\manuw\Local Sites\the-lounge\app\public\wp-content\themes\Divi\core\components\init.php:9 Stack trace: #0 C:\Users\manuw\Local Sites\the-lounge\app\public\wp-includes\class-wp-hook.php(324): et_core_init(‘’) #1 C:\Users\manuw\Local Sites\the-lounge\app\public\wp-includes\c…

And this is the guide they suggested to use:

How to Fix Divi 'ET_Core_Cache_Directory' not found error. » Kickstart Commerce

Hope this helps.

Niall

[Nick-B]

Thank you for sharing @Niall!