# Issues with changing File/Image upload location to S3 Server from local storage

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/issues-with-changing-file-image-upload-location-to-s3-server-from-local-storage/187255
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [April 18, 2021, 6:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issues-with-changing-file-image-upload-location-to-s3-server-from-local-storage/187255 "2021-04-18T06:19:52Z")
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### Author: ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)
#### Post date: [April 18, 2021, 12:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issues-with-changing-file-image-upload-location-to-s3-server-from-local-storage/187255/3 "2021-04-18T12:06:25Z")

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I recommend following [Using Object Storage for Uploads (S3 & Clones)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-object-storage-for-uploads-s3-clones/148916).

If your backups are not on S3 then you’re going something wrong.

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