Uploads represent all user data that may be sent to GitLab as a single file. As an example, avatars and notes' attachments are uploads. Uploads are integral to GitLab functionality, and therefore cannot be disabled.
## Using local storage
>**Notes:**
NOTE: **Note:**
This is the default configuration
To change the location where the uploads are stored locally, follow the steps
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**In Omnibus installations:**
>**Notes:**
NOTE: **Note:**
For historical reasons, uploads are stored into a base directory, which by default is `uploads/-/system`. It is strongly discouraged to change this configuration option on an existing GitLab installation.
_The uploads are stored by default in `/var/opt/gitlab/gitlab-rails/uploads`._
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```yaml
uploads:
storage_path:/mnt/storage
base_dir:uploads
storage_path:/mnt/storage
base_dir:uploads
```
1. Save the file and [restart GitLab][] for the changes to take effect.
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}
```
>**Note:**
>If you are using AWS IAM profiles, be sure to omit the AWS access key and secret access key/value pairs.
NOTE: **Note:**
If you are using AWS IAM profiles, be sure to omit the AWS access key and secret access key/value pairs.