# Ignition v8.3 Image Management Export Broken File Structure

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**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition83\
**Created:** [November 18, 2025, 8:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-v8-3-image-management-export-broken-file-structure/112261 "2025-11-18T20:51:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![cmaynes](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/cmaynes/32/6852_2.png) [@cmaynes](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cmaynes)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2025, 8:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-v8-3-image-management-export-broken-file-structure/112261/1 "2025-11-18T20:51:30Z")

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Version: 8.3.1

I have a nested file structure in image management with one or two level nested folders containing images. The export function seems to be flattening the file structuring when exporting, making all folders and files in the target folder instead of maintaining the nested structure.

![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/b/1/b11eb05c36b9d8ce005385620522f84a7e4ad570.png)

Tested with v8.1.48 and this function works fine.

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**Author:** ![paul-griffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul-griffith/32/37249_2.png) [@paul-griffith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul-griffith)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2025, 8:56pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-v8-3-image-management-export-broken-file-structure/112261/2 "2025-11-18T20:56:46Z")

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Out of curiosity, what OS are you running the designer (and the gateway) from?

Either way it's obviously a bug, but it may be part of the root cause.

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**Author:** ![cmaynes](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/cmaynes/32/6852_2.png) [@cmaynes](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cmaynes)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2025, 9:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-v8-3-image-management-export-broken-file-structure/112261/3 "2025-11-18T21:44:53Z")

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Windows 10

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**Author:** ![Cose\_Peter1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/cose_peter1/32/79174_2.png) [@Cose\_Peter1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Cose_Peter1)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2025, 10:05am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-v8-3-image-management-export-broken-file-structure/112261/4 "2025-11-19T10:05:58Z")

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Same issue on my windows 10 version 1809.