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Troubleshoot the updater application

If the updater application is not available, the following message displays in the readiness check:

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Updater application is not available. 
Please, download and install Updater application.

To resolve this issue, see if there is a <magento_root>/update directory that contains files and subdirectories. If not, see Set up the updater.

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