Title: Changing Uploads Directory
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Changing Uploads Directory

 *  Resolved [luke-janicke](https://wordpress.org/support/users/luke-janicke/)
 * (@luke-janicke)
 * [17 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-uploads-directory/)
 * I tried to change the uploads directory and encountered a problem.
 * I set the following:
 * Store uploads in this folder: media
    Full URL path to files (optional): [http://www.lukejanicke.com/media](http://www.lukejanicke.com/media)
   Organize my uploads into month- and year-based folders: checked
 * However, now the images will not show. Also, when I enter the FULL image URL 
   in the address bar, instead of showing the image, it shows the WordPress Error
   404 page.
 * The files are uploading to the server properly, and WordPress is creating the
   correct thumbnail and medium size versions. However, I can’t add them into my
   posts or view them directly via the full URL.
 * Is there a setting/step I am missing?
 * Hope someone can help.

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 *  Thread Starter [luke-janicke](https://wordpress.org/support/users/luke-janicke/)
 * (@luke-janicke)
 * [16 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-uploads-directory/#post-897261)
 * Yeah, I fixed this. Can’t remember exactly how. Something to do with FTP folder
   permissions.

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * Last reply from: [luke-janicke](https://wordpress.org/support/users/luke-janicke/)
 * Last activity: [16 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-uploads-directory/#post-897261)
 * Status: resolved

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