# How to change Acorn's default path?

**URL:** https://discourse.roots.io/t/how-to-change-acorns-default-path/22788
**Category:** acorn
**Tags:** sage10
**Created:** 2022-04-01T17:56:45Z
**Posts:** 4

## Post 1 by @amedina — 2022-04-01T17:56:45Z

Hi,

I need to move Acorn’s default path from `/wp-content/cache/acorn` to `/wp-content/uploads/cache/acorn`, since on the hosting we use (Pantheon), only the “uploads” file is writable by php files.

How can I do this? I’ve found this doc:

> **[Acorn 2.x: Directory Structure | Roots Documentation](https://docs.roots.io/acorn/2.x/directory-structure/#advanced)**

But I’m not clear on how to use the filters method. I tried defining the `ACORN_BASEPATH` constant, but it causes no effect, Acorn keeps trying to create its folders under wp-content.

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## Post 2 by @amedina — 2022-04-01T21:49:01Z

I was able to fix this problem by creating a symlink, from `/wp-content/cache/` to `/wp-content/uploads/cache/`.

> **[Symlinks and Assumed Write Access](https://pantheon.io/docs/symlinks-assumed-write-access/)**
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> Learn how to create symbolic links from the code directory to a file.

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## Post 4 by @ben — 2022-12-22T23:48:16Z