# [Solved] Changing media upload directory doesn't work

**URL:** https://discourse.roots.io/t/solved-changing-media-upload-directory-doesnt-work/239
**Category:** uncategorized
**Created:** 2013-08-31T10:39:58Z
**Posts:** 13
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## Post 4 by @kdb — 2013-08-31T15:56:08Z

The change of upload folder is not handled by a rewrite rule but rather internally by WordPress.

You can use the following rules (that is, I use these rules): things that are needed to display your site properly should be in the assets folder, anything content related should be in the media folder.

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