# Uploading pdf to assest getting error: The file could not be uploaded because the destination "private://farm/asset/2022-04" is invalid **URL:** \ **Category:** Hosting farmOS\ **Tags:** support-request\ **Created:** [April 15, 2022, 2:06pm UTC](https://farmos.discourse.group/t/uploading-pdf-to-assest-getting-error-the-file-could-not-be-uploaded-because-the-destination-private-farm-asset-2022-04-is-invalid/1219 "2022-04-15T14:06:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 4
**Author:** ![trippi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/farmos.discourse.group/trippi/32/610_2.png) [@trippi](https://farmos.discourse.group/u/trippi)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2022, 2:27pm UTC](https://farmos.discourse.group/t/uploading-pdf-to-assest-getting-error-the-file-could-not-be-uploaded-because-the-destination-private-farm-asset-2022-04-is-invalid/1219/4 "2022-04-15T14:27:30Z")
Hey, thanks. I have, while waiting for a reply, continued looking through the forum and found a solution that worked. I did edit the settings.php adding the line " `$settings[‘file_private_path’] = ‘/opt/drupal/web/sites/default/private/files’;` " but removing the preceding slash from in front of opt/. Also a hard server reboot did nothing I had to clear the cache in admin - config - development - performance. I have only uploaded one pdf thus far but it seems to be working. Thanks again for the fast reply I followed this post for the most part: > [@KML import in 2.x](https://farmos.discourse.group/t/kml-import-in-2-x/1108): > > I tried importing a KML file on a self hosted server and got the following error message Error message The file could not be uploaded because the destination " private://kml " is invalid. Any ideas how one gets around this? --- _[View the full topic](https://farmos.discourse.group/t/uploading-pdf-to-assest-getting-error-the-file-could-not-be-uploaded-because-the-destination-private-farm-asset-2022-04-is-invalid/1219)._