Title: Error message re writeable folder
Last modified: July 17, 2025

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# Error message re writeable folder

 *  Resolved [guerre64](https://wordpress.org/support/users/guerre64/)
 * (@guerre64)
 * [10 months, 3 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-re-writeable-folder/)
 * Howdy.
 * I am getting this error with the Pro version:
 * The plugin needs to create the following directory “/wp-content/uploads//adbc_uploads_x8z8fjl0b251”
   to save the scan results but this was not possible automatically. Please create
   that directory manually and set correct permissions so it can be writable by 
   the plugin.
 * I’ve created the folder, but how do I set the correct permissions and indicate
   that this plugin can access to write to the server?
 * Cheers,
   Phil.

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 *  Plugin Author [Younes JFR.](https://wordpress.org/support/users/symptote/)
 * (@symptote)
 * [10 months, 3 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-re-writeable-folder/#post-18562460)
 * Hi Phil,
 * Thank you for reaching out.
 * Via FTP or your host’s file manager:
    - Navigate to **/wp-content/uploads/adbc_uploads_x8z8fjl0b251**
    - Right-click > **Permissions / CHMOD** and set it to **755**
    - If the server still can’t write, bump it to **775**.

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