Lost all my pics!

  • erstoriesnet

    (@erstoriesnet)


    14 years ago

    So, I accidentally deleted my wp-contents folder when I upgraded to the latest version of wp. I had backed up my site via the cpanel backup feature and separately backed up my database. Now my site is working and I have all my posts (thank God!) but all my pics that I had inserted into them are gone. Are they somewhere in the db or site backup? If so, how do I find them and reopen/re-associate them with the posts?

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  • esmi

    (@esmi)

    14 years ago

    Your images should be in your site backup inside the wp-content/uploads folder. Try transferring the entire uploads folder to wp-content on your live site.

    Thread Starter erstoriesnet

    (@erstoriesnet)

    14 years ago

    That folder is empty except for one new pic I just uploaded. As I said, I accidentally deleted the entire wp-content folder from before (including the uploads subfolder) – but I backed up the whole site prior to that. I just have no idea where the files are in the database. It is weird since all the post content other than the pics are preserved in the db.

    unixgolf

    (@unixgolf)

    14 years ago

    The pics themselves aren’t stored in the database, just pointers to their actual location under the wp-content folder.

    esmi

    (@esmi)

    14 years ago

    If you backed up the whole site, then you’ll have a copy of the wp-content/uploads folder.

    Thread Starter erstoriesnet

    (@erstoriesnet)

    14 years ago

    I can’t find it. I did the “full back up” via Cpanel and separately downloaded a copy of the db (in sql format) but can’t find any real folders in the back up files.
    The back up appears in a file called “backup-4.23.2010_08-18-57_erstor” but when I open it, I can’t find any folders that has “uploads” in it.

    Thread Starter erstoriesnet

    (@erstoriesnet)

    14 years ago

    I also have a file on my computer called “backup-4.23.2010_08-18-57_erstor.tar.gz” which I figure I can try to unzip with winRAR or something. Should this file contain the wp-contents/uploads folder?

    esmi

    (@esmi)

    14 years ago

    I have no idea. Perhaps your hosting provider can help?

    Thread Starter erstoriesnet

    (@erstoriesnet)

    14 years ago

    OK, Thanks for in the input. I will give that a try.

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