# Upload module "upload store" question

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/upload-module-upload-store-question/156155>\
**Category:** NGINX\
**Created:** [December 21, 2008, 9:55pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/upload-module-upload-store-question/156155 "2008-12-21T21:55:45Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 21, 2008, 9:55pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/upload-module-upload-store-question/156155/1 "2008-12-21T21:55:45Z")

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So i got upload module and upload progress module working after alot of  
sweat over the progress module configuration

anyways just have a question about this directive “upload\_store” i have  
in  
the conf file

upload\_store “/hdd1/\_uploads” 1;

i had to create 10 directories 0-9 in the above, is this really needed?  
possible for the temp directory just to be a single one? that would  
certainly reduce on the work required on some post upload tasks

just wondering in case i missed something

Regards

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**Post date:** [December 21, 2008, 10:12pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/upload-module-upload-store-question/156155/2 "2008-12-21T22:12:09Z")

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You missed that the number of characters in buckets is optional:

[http://www.grid.net.ru/nginx/upload.en.html#upload\_store](http://www.grid.net.ru/nginx/upload.en.html#upload_store)

The manual says “The directory could be hashed”. According to my English  
skills “could” means, though possible, must not necessarily be.

In your case:

upload\_store “/hdd1/\_uploads”;

should suffice for what you want to have.

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**Post date:** [December 21, 2008, 10:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/upload-module-upload-store-question/156155/3 "2008-12-21T22:18:36Z")

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Ah i see  
great stuff 🙂

thank you very much

Regards

On Sun, Dec 21, 2008 at 9:03 PM, Valery K. \<