[Skip to main content](#vessel-content) # media/com\_hikashop/upload to image folder ## - **[ler@singmuiheng.com](/forum/user/3330-ler-singmuiheng-com "View ler@singmuiheng.com's Profile")** - [![ler@singmuiheng.com's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/core/svg/person.svg)](/forum/user/3330-ler-singmuiheng-com "View ler@singmuiheng.com's Profile") Topic Author - [ Offline](/forum/user/3330-ler-singmuiheng-com) Less More - Posts: 575 - Thank you received: 11 - - 10 years 6 months ago [\#236948](#236948) by [ler@singmuiheng.com](/forum/user/3330-ler-singmuiheng-com "View ler@singmuiheng.com's Profile") *[media/com\_hikashop/upload to image folder](/forum/25-install-update/883913-media-com-hikashop-upload-to-image-folder#236948 "-- HikaShop version -- : 2.6.2 -- Joomla version -- : 3.5.1 -- PHP version -- : 5.4.45 hi, we have been using hikashop from long time ago, but just reliased that the image folder had actually change to images/com_hikashop/upload after certain version how can we move this folder so that make it indexable by search engine? and also, we notice a lot of picture are actually old product that no longer in database, not sure why it is not deleted when we delete the product it is now taking 2.1GB, is there any way we can remove all picture that are not currently in use?")* was created by *[ler@singmuiheng.com](/forum/user/3330-ler-singmuiheng-com "View ler@singmuiheng.com's Profile")* -- HikaShop version -- : 2.6.2 -- Joomla version -- : 3.5.1 -- PHP version -- : 5.4.45 hi, we have been using hikashop from long time ago, but just reliased that the image folder had actually change to images/com_hikashop/upload after certain version how can we move this folder so that make it indexable by search engine? and also, we notice a lot of picture are actually old product that no longer in database, not sure why it is not deleted when we delete the product it is now taking 2.1GB, is there any way we can remove all picture that are not currently in use? 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[ docs.joomla.org/Robots.txt\_file](https://docs.joomla.org/Robots.txt_file) You can remove all the thumbnails folders there. The system will automatically recreate them when necessary. 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If we change the "HS > Configuration > Files > Upload folder" setting and we re-install HS, the folder is created again, because it is not taking care of the input setting. A finest installation / upgrade process should take care of that setting, if exist, and, in case, to create the folder as in thevsetting and do not create the default "images/com_hikashop/upload" each time. Do you agree ? 2 - the thumbnails folders are named with the "Thumbnail (width x height)" setting values, something like "100x100", Right? So, we should manually delete that main folder each time we change the "Thumbnail (width x height)" setting values, because the folder will not change automatically it's name. Am I right ? Last edit: 2 years 8 months ago by [joomleb](/forum/user/2322-joomleb "View joomleb's Profile"). 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It's not the HikaShop installer which does that. It's actually Joomla which creates that folder based on the data in the XML of the HikaShop install package. That XML can't be changed on the fly based on the database so that's why it always recreate that folder during an update if you've deleted it. Now, while that is true that the install process won't create the folder you have configured in the HikaShop configuration, HikaShop itself will be creating it when you try to upload something if the folder is missing. 2. HikaShop won't be deleting the thumbnails folder. So if you don't need the thumbnails in a thumbnails folder, you sure can delete the folder. Even if you need thumbnails in there, if you delete them and HikaShop need them, it will just automatically recreate them when needed. 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Changing the XML will be difficult. You could manually delete the folder after the installation, but why bother for an empty folder ? You could just ignore it, no ? 2. Right. 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That folder is organized with sub folders following the site organization. When users see a "strange" com_hikashop folder, they go into "panic" and write us requesting support... 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However, I checked on my end and the upload folders, secure or not, a created during an install and an update based on the settings. So by default, the are created in media/com_hikashop/upload and images/com_hikasohp/upload/ but if you change the settings and delete these folders, they won't be recreated when you update or reinstall HikaShop on the website. So you should actually be fine, no ? 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As I wrote here [ www.hikashop.com/support/forum/install-u...e-folder.html#359149](https://www.hikashop.com/support/forum/install-update/883913-media-com-hikashop-upload-to-image-folder.html#359149) I was "sure" (I tested it before to post) it was not running as expected, but after your last post I re tested it again and, you are right, it is working as expected, the "images/com_hikashop/upload" folder has not been recreated. I'm really sorry for my false report because I know how much the time is precious. Thank You The following user(s) said Thank You: [nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile") Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtL2luc3RhbGwtdXBkYXRlLzg4MzkxMy1tZWRpYS1jb20taGlrYXNob3AtdXBsb2FkLXRvLWltYWdlLWZvbGRlcg==) or [Create an account](/register) to join the conversation. 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