Title: Filezilla
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# Filezilla

 *  [dzulkiewski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dzulkiewski/)
 * (@dzulkiewski)
 * [10 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/filezilla-3/)
 * I am new to WordPress, but have used Filezilla for several years. When I open
   Filezilla I can’t find the folders I have created to upload media.
    I created
   the media folders in WP and uploaded a few dozen files through the website, but
   would prefer to upload using FileZilla to save time. What am I looking for? Where
   is the media folder?

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 *  [catacaustic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/catacaustic/)
 * (@catacaustic)
 * [10 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/filezilla-3/#post-6230708)
 * In WordPress the media files are located under `/wp-content/uploads/` in the 
   various folders there.
 * BUT… You can’t just upload files there and have WordPress recognise them. All
   of the media info is stored in the database, and that’s where it comes from, 
   not the file system. Uploading anything to those folders won’t include it in 
   your site.
 * The good news is that there are some plugins that can manage that for you. I 
   can’t recommend any personally, but I have seen some discussions of the same 
   thing on here, so I’d suggest that you do a search in the [plugins repository](https://wordpress.org/plugins/)
   and see what you can find.
 *  [leejosepho](https://wordpress.org/support/users/leejosepho/)
 * (@leejosepho)
 * [10 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/filezilla-3/#post-6230710)
 * ‘Add From Server’ is a plugin I use that can properly register any previously-
   FTP/SFTP-uploaded media file. Just be certain to use “Current Time” and not “
   File Time” or whatever it says there.
 *  Thread Starter [dzulkiewski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dzulkiewski/)
 * (@dzulkiewski)
 * [10 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/filezilla-3/#post-6230766)
 * I added the “Add From Server” plugin
    I have several media files already created
   in WP, but I don’t see a way to upload my new files to those specific folders.
   All of the files I need to upload are pdf, but I have close to 100
 *  [leejosepho](https://wordpress.org/support/users/leejosepho/)
 * (@leejosepho)
 * [10 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/filezilla-3/#post-6230773)
 * > I don’t see a way to upload my new files
 * I do that with FileZilla, then use ‘Add From Server’ to register them in the 
   database. ‘Add From Server’ does not do the initial uploading, but it will move/
   copy (not sure which) the files into /uploads/ if they are not already there.
   Also, I do not know how it will act if “Organize my uploads into month- and year-
   based folders” is set at Dashboard > Settings > Media. So overall, you might 
   want to do just a bit of testing before asking ‘Add From Server’ to register 
   the complete batch.

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 * [FileZilla](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/filezilla/)
 * [upload files](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/upload-files/)

 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 4 replies
 * 3 participants
 * Last reply from: [leejosepho](https://wordpress.org/support/users/leejosepho/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/filezilla-3/#post-6230773)
 * Status: not resolved

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