[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #25249: Change directory of re-sized images / manipulated media

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#25249: Change directory of re-sized images / manipulated media
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 Reporter:  valllabh      |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement   |      Status:  closed
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:
Component:  Media         |     Version:
 Severity:  normal        |  Resolution:  maybelater
 Keywords:  dev-feedback  |     Focuses:
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Comment (by pgideonbolger):

 Replying to [comment:4 Ipstenu]:
 > > Re-sized images should be kept separately as those are not important
 for backup
 > > purposes if you have original images.
 >
 > Keep in mind the way WP generates these, though :) It makes the image on
 upload, so if we don't restore the resized from backup, we'll have to add
 in something to regenerate them all (which can get very CPU expensive).
 Not that the idea of putting them in a subfolder is bad (I kind of like it
 and it would help hosts who limit the number of files in a folder), just
 that for a backup I'd want all my images thank you :D


 I find that I have to remove the thumbnails using regex and regenerate
 them using a plugin every time I move a site anyway. It would certainly
 help me a lot if the thumbnails could be kept in a separate folder.
 Some of our clients accumulate photo libraries of 8-10gb, so reducing the
 size of the filesystem can really speed things up.

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