Title: Changing Upload directory in multisite
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Changing Upload directory in multisite

 *  [amuro73](https://wordpress.org/support/users/amuro73/)
 * (@amuro73)
 * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-upload-directory-in-multisite/)
 * I am migrating multiple installs of WordPress to a single multisite install, 
   and realized that one of the blogs upload to the old location instead of the 
   new master wp-content/uploads folder.
 * But the Media settings screen doesn’t have the upload folder settings.
 * How can I change the upload folder in multisite?

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 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-upload-directory-in-multisite/#post-1988801)
 * It’s in the site settings. Go into wp-admin/network and click on sites. Then 
   click on edit for the site you want to edit. You should be able to change it 
   in there.
 *  Thread Starter [amuro73](https://wordpress.org/support/users/amuro73/)
 * (@amuro73)
 * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-upload-directory-in-multisite/#post-1988812)
 * Indeed. Thanks! But that site setting screen is long and scary looking, and I
   know some of the settings are available in the regular site admin GUI — so I 
   didn’t think to look there. Is there a reason why that setting is not available
   in the media settings for each site? Perhaps put it back in the future version?
 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-upload-directory-in-multisite/#post-1988862)
 * Because as the users of sub sites may NOT have access to make their new image
   upload folder, it’s ‘better’ (easier?) to force them to use a predetermined location.
 * They SHOULD be all going to wp-content/blogs.dir/#/files though, where # is the
   same as their site number. Keeps em organized and out of each others way. You
   should never be using ONE folder for all your sites.
 *  [Andrea Rennick](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andrea_r/)
 * (@andrea_r)
 * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-upload-directory-in-multisite/#post-1989007)
 * > one of the blogs upload to the old location instead of the new master wp-content/
   > uploads folder.
 * Only the main blog will use the /uploads folder. All the sub site will be rewritten.
 * If you’re using the import button, your files will be plunked in the new, appropriate
   spot. You *can* change the links in the posts.
 * So that’s an alternative to changing the uploads folder for one site. (which 
   I really need to test).

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 * In: [Networking WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/multisite/)
 * 4 replies
 * 3 participants
 * Last reply from: [Andrea Rennick](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andrea_r/)
 * Last activity: [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-upload-directory-in-multisite/#post-1989007)
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