# How to save the uploaded file in default image folder (/system/images/)? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Tags:** perspective\ **Created:** [March 3, 2020, 3:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-save-the-uploaded-file-in-default-image-folder-system-images/32771 "2020-03-03T15:47:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
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This won’t work the way you’re expecting it to. The `/system/images/` route handler isn’t attached to an actual folder in the gateway install directory - it’s handled entirely in code, and retrieves images from the internal database. If you want to manually upload images, you’ll need to get a reference to the `ImageManager` on the gateway and call `insertImage` manually, filling in all the appropriate fields: [`com.inductiveautomation.ignition.gateway.images.ImageManager#insertImage`](http://files.inductiveautomation.com/sdk/javadoc/ignition79/795/com/inductiveautomation/ignition/gateway/images/ImageManager.html#insertImage-java.lang.String-java.lang.String-com.inductiveautomation.ignition.gateway.images.ImageFormat-java.lang.String-byte:A-int-int-int-). Actually doing so is unsupported, so you’re entirely on your own to figure out the details. Some searching on the forum should tell you how to get the `GatewayContext` class, from which you can `getImageManager`. --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-save-the-uploaded-file-in-default-image-folder-system-images/32771)._