Title: temp folder is not writeable
Last modified: September 20, 2019

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# temp folder is not writeable

 *  Resolved [mcgav](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mcgav/)
 * (@mcgav)
 * [6 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/temp-folder-is-not-writeable/)
 * I am getting this error
    “It looks like the temp folder () is not writable, check
   the permissions for this folder! Without having write access to this folder, 
   the plugin will not be able to email invoices.” there is no invoice attached 
   to my emails and it is saving the invoices to my public folder on the host server
 * thanx for any help is appreciated
    -  This topic was modified 6 years, 8 months ago by [mcgav](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mcgav/).

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 *  Plugin Contributor [Ewout](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pomegranate/)
 * (@pomegranate)
 * [6 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/temp-folder-is-not-writeable/#post-11953791)
 * It looks like your site may have an alternative configuration for the the uploads
   folder, and our plugin can’t find it. Can you check the Status tab of the PDF
   Invoice plugin settings page? There’s a list with temporary folders & write permissions
   there. We use the wordpress function `wp_upload_dir()` to locate the upload folder.
 * wp_upload_dir() will:
    - default to `WP_CONTENT_DIR/uploads` (and `WP_CONTENT_DIR` is usually in `wp-
      content/` in your site root)
    - UNLESS the `UPLOADS` constant is defined in wp-config (see [codex](http://codex.wordpress.org/Editing_wp-config.php#Moving_uploads_folder))
 * It may also be overridden by the `wpo_wcpdf_tmp_path` filter, but if you only
   just installed the plugin, that’s unlikely.
 *  Thread Starter [mcgav](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mcgav/)
 * (@mcgav)
 * [6 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/temp-folder-is-not-writeable/#post-11962211)
 * yep, file permissions fixed it thanx

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 * Last reply from: [mcgav](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mcgav/)
 * Last activity: [6 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/temp-folder-is-not-writeable/#post-11962211)
 * Status: resolved