Title: changing directorys Last modified: July 2, 2025 --- # changing directorys * [infernoprime](https://wordpress.org/support/users/infernoprime/) * (@infernoprime) * [11 months, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-directorys/) * Is there anyway to change where downloads are stored? Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 17 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-directorys/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-directorys/page/2/?output_format=md) * Plugin Support [Nayeem Hyder](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nriddhi/) * (@nriddhi) * [11 months, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-directorys/#post-18537162) * Hello [@infernoprime](https://wordpress.org/support/users/infernoprime/), * Hope you are well. Do you want to change `download-manager-files` folder to another? Please kindly check and let me know. * Thank you and regards * Thread Starter [infernoprime](https://wordpress.org/support/users/infernoprime/) * (@infernoprime) * [11 months, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-directorys/#post-18538735) * Yes, if possible. I don’t like having a single folder and just dumping all the files in there. * Plugin Support [Nayeem Hyder](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nriddhi/) * (@nriddhi) * [11 months, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-directorys/#post-18538801) * For upload file directory you can use this code in yourt theme’s `functions.php` file: `if (!defined('UPLOAD_DIR')) { $upload_dir = wp_upload_dir(); define('UPLOAD_DIR', $upload_dir['basedir'] . '/my-custom-downloads/');}please kindly check if it woeks for you. Please kindly check. * Thank you and regards * Thread Starter [infernoprime](https://wordpress.org/support/users/infernoprime/) * (@infernoprime) * [11 months, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-directorys/#post-18542770) * First, I want to make sure of something. This is to change the location not the name, correct? * Plugin Support [Nayeem Hyder](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nriddhi/) * (@nriddhi) * [11 months, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-directorys/#post-18542785) * Yes, it is upload location download manager files. You can try and check if it works for you. Please kindly check. * Thank you * Thread Starter [infernoprime](https://wordpress.org/support/users/infernoprime/) * (@infernoprime) * [11 months, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-directorys/#post-18542788) * Give me a day or two and ill check back. * Plugin Support [Nayeem Hyder](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nriddhi/) * (@nriddhi) * [11 months, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-directorys/#post-18542823) * Ok, sure. Please kindly check. * Thank you * Thread Starter [infernoprime](https://wordpress.org/support/users/infernoprime/) * (@infernoprime) * [11 months, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-directorys/#post-18543474) * I’m sorry I forgot to ask but what directory is this relative to? * Plugin Support [Nayeem Hyder](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nriddhi/) * (@nriddhi) * [11 months, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-directorys/#post-18543549) * Those files you are attaching for download, that upload folder. Please kindly let me know if you have more queries. Please kindly check. * Thank you * Thread Starter [infernoprime](https://wordpress.org/support/users/infernoprime/) * (@infernoprime) * [11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-directorys/#post-18548617) * Is there no easy way to add sub folders? * Plugin Support [Nayeem Hyder](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nriddhi/) * (@nriddhi) * [11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-directorys/#post-18548713) * `if (!defined('UPLOAD_DIR')) { $upload_dir = wp_upload_dir();define('UPLOAD_DIR', $upload_dir['basedir'] . '/download-manager-files/subfolder-name/');}you can try this too if you want subfolder of download-manager-files , Please kindly check. * Thank you * Thread Starter [infernoprime](https://wordpress.org/support/users/infernoprime/) * (@infernoprime) * [11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-directorys/#post-18553338) * 1.I just want to make sure I understand this correctly. This code below will allow me to change the location where the downloads are stored OUTSIDE of the wp-content directory? * 2.The other code that you gave me. I wanted to use multiple sub folders for a category like structure if possible. * ```wp-block-code if (!defined('UPLOAD_DIR')) {$upload_dir = wp_upload_dir();define('UPLOAD_DIR', $upload_dir['basedir'] . '/my-custom-downloads/');} ``` * Plugin Support [Nayeem Hyder](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nriddhi/) * (@nriddhi) * [11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-directorys/#post-18553348) * For your requiremt 1, Yes For your requirement 2, it may require to take customization services, you may knock here with your requirement, [https://www.wpdownloadmanager.com/download/custom-upgrade-service/](https://www.wpdownloadmanager.com/download/custom-upgrade-service/). Please kindly check. * Thank you * Thread Starter [infernoprime](https://wordpress.org/support/users/infernoprime/) * (@infernoprime) * [10 months, 4 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-directorys/#post-18557020) * Could I use the external link feature to specify that and use it for sub folders? * Plugin Support [Nayeem Hyder](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nriddhi/) * (@nriddhi) * [10 months, 4 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-directorys/#post-18557151) * For any custom requirements implementation, you may please knock here with your requirements, [https://www.wpdownloadmanager.com/download/custom-upgrade-service/](https://www.wpdownloadmanager.com/download/custom-upgrade-service/). Please kindly check. Thank you Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 17 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-directorys/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-directorys/page/2/?output_format=md) The topic ‘changing directorys’ is closed to new replies. * ![](https://ps.w.org/download-manager/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=1561688) * [Download Manager](https://wordpress.org/plugins/download-manager/) * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/download-manager/) * [Active Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/download-manager/active/) * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/download-manager/unresolved/) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/download-manager/reviews/) * 17 replies * 2 participants * Last reply from: [Nayeem Hyder](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nriddhi/) * Last activity: [10 months, 3 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-directorys/page/2/#post-18559075) * Status: not resolved