Title: Missing a temporary folder
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# Missing a temporary folder

 *  [Luniticz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/luniticz/)
 * (@luniticz)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-a-temporary-folder-29/)
 * Hello,
 * For some reason I am unable to upload any media as it gives me the ‘Missing a
   temporary folder.’ message.
    I have been browsing these forums and google prior
   to making this post but the solutions provided did not solve my problem.
 * All wordpress content is located in 1 folder, I’ve tried making the ‘tmp’ folder
   there as well as in the root, giving the folders ‘777’ permissions.
 * The only thing I myself have not tried yet is contacting the hosting, because
   I’d like to try fix it without having to contact them 😛
 * I’m using FileZilla to access the FTP btw.
 * Hopefully someone can help me asap 🙂
 * Regards,
    Luniticz

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 *  [a2ztechnologies](https://wordpress.org/support/users/a2ztechnologies/)
 * (@a2ztechnologies)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-a-temporary-folder-29/#post-6653949)
 * Luniticz.,
 * Is only for media files?
 * Can you try to add one plugin then we can find its upload issue or not!!
 *  [codemovement.pk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/codemovementpk/)
 * (@codemovementpk)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-a-temporary-folder-29/#post-6653955)
 * Hi,
 * I think it may be a permission issue, check the permission for uploads folder,
   may be it will solve your issue.
 *  Thread Starter [Luniticz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/luniticz/)
 * (@luniticz)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-a-temporary-folder-29/#post-6653964)
 * Earlier today I couldn’t install plugins through WP, had to download them and
   move them to the FTP manually, also updating kept going forever.
 * To my surprise the error to uploading media has changed into: The uploaded file
   could not be moved to wp-content/uploads/2015/10.
 * When trying to install a plugin I get this error: Unable to locate WordPress 
   Content directory (wp-content).
 * My guess would be that it’s because the WP folders aren’t in the root of the 
   FTP.
 *  Thread Starter [Luniticz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/luniticz/)
 * (@luniticz)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-a-temporary-folder-29/#post-6653970)
 * I just checked the permission of that particular folder, it’s on 775, tried putting
   it on 777 but I get this error:
    Status: Set permissions of ‘/wp-content/uploads/
   2015/10’ to ‘777’ Command: SITE CHMOD 777 10 Response: 550 CHMOD 777 10: Operation
   not permitted
 * How to fix this? Contact hosting?
 * Edit:
 * Seems like I solved it, for some reason the FTP has 2 addresses (don’t ask me)
   on 1 I cannot change the permissions but on the other I can.
 *  [Jon (Kenshino)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kenshino/)
 * (@kenshino)
 * Lord Jon
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-a-temporary-folder-29/#post-6653972)
 * Do not use 777 as permissions please.
 * If you have issues installing a plugin, talk to your host to get it fixed.

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 * Last activity: [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-a-temporary-folder-29/#post-6653972)
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