Title: Error Changing Upload Folder
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Error Changing Upload Folder

 *  [Sketches of Euphoria](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sketches-of-euphoria/)
 * (@sketches-of-euphoria)
 * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-changing-upload-folder/)
 * I have always changed the upload folder into a media folder outside the root 
   of the WP install. This has NEVER been a problem until recent updates!
 * Now I can no longer:
 * 1) have a media folder outside the wp install folder (this makes an easy hack
   vulnerability)
 * 2) Changing the upload folder through the media settings within the wp install
   folder creates upload issues! When I upload files onto the server I can view 
   them in the media library, but I can not use the upload function in the media
   library.
 * What a lousy way to go. I have resolved this issue by using this code:
    `define('
   UPLOADS', "websitepath.com/media/".$table_prefix);`
 * This is however the most ignorant stupid solution I had to search for because
   WP changed something many users loved the way it was! Because this issue also
   messes up other common functionality in my WP/Buddypress installs.

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## Tags

 * [change](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/change/)
 * [folder](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/folder/)
 * [media library](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/media-library/)
 * [upload](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/upload/)

 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * Last reply from: [Sketches of Euphoria](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sketches-of-euphoria/)
 * Last activity: [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-changing-upload-folder/)
 * Status: not resolved

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