<p>In Craft 3 the place that users photos get stored in are proper Asset Volumes, meaning they can be stored in a folder on the local file system, or on S3, Google Cloud, or any other place that a plugin provides a Volume for.</p>

<p>Once you create a Volume for user photos, go to Settings->Users->Settings in the Control Panel and you can choose that Volume under the "User Photo Volume" settings.</p>

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Thanks Brad! Yeah, I got it squared away last night. Such a simple adjustment that I kept overlooking due to other tasks I wanted to complete for my initial base build of Craft 3. Thank you so much for responding! Eddie
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Brad Bell
<p>I am only able to speak about Craft 2x, as I am not familiar at all with how Craft 3 handles profile images.</p>

<p>Here is where Craft 2x stores any uploaded profile image:</p>

<pre><code>/craft/storage/userphotos/
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<p>It is kind of a special asset source that isn't accessible like you would find an asset field that you create is. You <em>can</em> render the image, but as far as I know, you are not able to change it's location.</p>

<p>Hope this helps!</p>

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Damon
<p>I'm having a hell of a time tracking where i can change/update the default user profile photo/thumbnail folder location. I keep reading and have tested that you can create a new volume for assets. My interest is is being able to locate and change the default folder location. Any advice?  </p>

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Change/update the default user profile photo/thumbnail folder location
# Change/update the default user profile photo/thumbnail folder location

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-12-07)

I'm having a hell of a time tracking where i can change/update the default user profile photo/thumbnail folder location. I keep reading and have tested that you can create a new volume for assets. My interest is is being able to locate and change the default folder location. Any advice?

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2017-12-08. Score: 2

In Craft 3 the place that users photos get stored in are proper Asset Volumes, meaning they can be stored in a folder on the local file system, or on S3, Google Cloud, or any other place that a plugin provides a Volume for.

Once you create a Volume for user photos, go to Settings->Users->Settings in the Control Panel and you can choose that Volume under the "User Photo Volume" settings.

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: Thanks Brad! Yeah, I got it squared away last night. Such a simple adjustment that I kept overlooking due to other tasks I wanted to complete for my initial base build of Craft 3. Thank you so much for responding! Eddie  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2017-12-08. Score: 1

I am only able to speak about Craft 2x, as I am not familiar at all with how Craft 3 handles profile images.
Here is where Craft 2x stores any uploaded profile image:
/craft/storage/userphotos/

It is kind of a special asset source that isn't accessible like you would find an asset field that you create is. You can render the image, but as far as I know, you are not able to change it's location.
Hope this helps!


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