Title: Replacing images while upload
Last modified: August 16, 2020

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# Replacing images while upload

 *  [WordpressIsGreat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cvdbfgnhmjfds/)
 * (@cvdbfgnhmjfds)
 * [5 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/replacing-images-while-upload/)
 * Hi,
 * I have images on a wordpress site.
 * Those images have been edit and should now being reuploaded. But if I upload 
   the images they appeare double under media.
 * They all have still the same file name, WordPress just ads an index to it, without
   asking me whether I want to rename them Replace or skip them.
 * How is it possible to replace them?
    -  This topic was modified 5 years, 10 months ago by [Steven Stern (sterndata)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/).

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 *  Moderator [Steven Stern (sterndata)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/)
 * (@sterndata)
 * Volunteer Forum Moderator
 * [5 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/replacing-images-while-upload/#post-13264152)
 * Install the plugin “enable media replace”. It will add a “replace” link when 
   uploading files of the same name.
 *  Thread Starter [WordpressIsGreat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cvdbfgnhmjfds/)
 * (@cvdbfgnhmjfds)
 * [5 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/replacing-images-while-upload/#post-13264178)
 * Hi,
 * good Idea but It’s not one image. I have to replace about 200 images.
    clicking
   this replace link so often is a bit much.
 *  [Joy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joyously/)
 * (@joyously)
 * [5 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/replacing-images-while-upload/#post-13264981)
 * Use FTP(like Filezilla) to upload the images, overwriting the originals, and 
   then if you need it, use the Regenerate Thumbnails plugin.
 *  Thread Starter [WordpressIsGreat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cvdbfgnhmjfds/)
 * (@cvdbfgnhmjfds)
 * [5 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/replacing-images-while-upload/#post-13267993)
 * Also a good idea but wordpress saves media in folders per year and subfolders
   per month and these images are distributed into the folders since 2018.
 *  [Richard Blake](https://wordpress.org/support/users/champdocblake1/)
 * (@champdocblake1)
 * [5 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/replacing-images-while-upload/#post-13270929)
 * Where do I find these folders, so that I can fellow or do I not need the folders?
 *  Thread Starter [WordpressIsGreat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cvdbfgnhmjfds/)
 * (@cvdbfgnhmjfds)
 * [5 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/replacing-images-while-upload/#post-13273984)
 * > Where do I find these folders
 * I’m not quite sure if this is what you meant but under content/uploads wordpress
   creates the media folders.

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 * [duplicates](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/duplicates/)
 * [image](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/image/)
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 * [upload](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/upload/)

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 * Last activity: [5 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/replacing-images-while-upload/#post-13273984)
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