Title: Upload Permissions
Last modified: January 11, 2018

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# Upload Permissions

 *  Resolved [cybertigertech](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cybertigertech/)
 * (@cybertigertech)
 * [8 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/upload-permissions/)
 * So after hours of troubleshooting when uploading images/videos and looking a 
   physical file permission attributes I finally determine why images were not display.
   It seems when uploading a new image/video it uploads (Windows Server) with “Special
   Permission” not read. I found thru trial and error if I “edited” the image and
   saved that image it would show up fine once WP created a new variation of the
   image. With videos I had to manually adjust the file permissions. I already changed
   the permissions on the upload folder and the parent folder. That had no affect…
 * So my question is where would I look or what could I adjust to change how images/
   video permissions are handled. I tried this thru several themes and disabled 
   plugins to validate it was not the theme or plugin.
 * Open to suggestions…
    Thank you in advance.

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 *  [Eric Amundson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sewmyheadon/)
 * (@sewmyheadon)
 * [8 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/upload-permissions/#post-9862013)
 * Howdy [@cybertigertech](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cybertigertech/),
 * That sounds like either something in your server configuration or maybe a security
   plugin. Can you seek help from your host to make sure that the [correct file permissions](https://codex.wordpress.org/Hardening_WordPress#File_Permissions)
   are assigned when the image is first uploaded?
 *  Thread Starter [cybertigertech](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cybertigertech/)
 * (@cybertigertech)
 * [8 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/upload-permissions/#post-9863246)
 * Thanks Eric…I FINALLY after much searching and hours found out and for others.
   It was the permissions on the C:\Windows\Temp folder that WP uses to upload to
   then moves to the content folder. Once I applied the correct permissions all 
   is well.
 *  Thread Starter [cybertigertech](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cybertigertech/)
 * (@cybertigertech)
 * [8 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/upload-permissions/#post-9863249)
 * Permissions need to be set on C:\Windows\Temp

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 3 replies
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 * Last reply from: [cybertigertech](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cybertigertech/)
 * Last activity: [8 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/upload-permissions/#post-9863249)
 * Status: resolved

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