backup not completing

i am using V 3.2.5 as well as the google drive extention.
i am now getting the warning message :

BackUpWordPress detected issues with your last backup

zip warning: Permission denied

…and the process is hung on “cleaning up old backups”.
i have checked the server backup directory and the current backup (zip) file is there, however if i cancel the operation, it is removed.
also, the backup file is not appearing in my google drive backup folder.

(edit) i have also sent a message through the dashboard support channel about this
thanks

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