Title: Upload folder outside wp-content
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Upload folder outside wp-content

 *  [kino.tv](https://wordpress.org/support/users/minniwelt/)
 * (@minniwelt)
 * [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/upload-folder-outside-wp-content/)
 * 1) Under /wp-admin/options-media.php i can change the upload dir, but it´s not
   posibile to use an folder outside wp-content?
 * 2) If i inset an image via /wp-admin/media-upload.php and recall it, the path
   of the image is /wp-content/uploads/ whatelse i set up under 1)
 * Greetings
    Chriss

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 *  [benjiblis](https://wordpress.org/support/users/benjiblis/)
 * (@benjiblis)
 * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/upload-folder-outside-wp-content/#post-1898746)
 * What’s up Chriss? Did you ever figure this out? I can’t seem to access any media
   that I’ve uploaded to the wp-content/uploads file. Can you share anything helpful?
 * Thank you, bro!
 *  [Alwyn Botha](https://wordpress.org/support/users/123milliseconds/)
 * (@123milliseconds)
 * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/upload-folder-outside-wp-content/#post-1898747)
 * I have found the solution for this.
 * Settings -> Miscellaneous
    Do both of the following:
 * Store uploads in this folder -> absolute path to folder you want to use
    Example:/
   home/user/public_html/images
 * Full URL path to files -> actual URL of folder you want to use
    Example: [http://www.example.com/images](http://www.example.com/images)
 * Note: As shown in the examples above, do not use a trailing slash.
 * How to find your absolute path:
    Using a text editor (such as Notepad), copy 
   and paste the following code, and save it as path.php
 * <?php
    $p = getcwd(); echo $p; ?>
 * Upload path.php to the folder you want to use, then open it in a web browser (
   example: [http://www.example.com/images/path.php](http://www.example.com/images/path.php)).
   It will display your absolute path.
 * from yarntomato
    Posted 2 years ago

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 * Last reply from: [Alwyn Botha](https://wordpress.org/support/users/123milliseconds/)
 * Last activity: [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/upload-folder-outside-wp-content/#post-1898747)
 * Status: not resolved

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