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New uploaded images not found (404) after MAMP upgrade

I was previously using MAMP 4.5 on Mac OS High Sierra. I've been working on a WordPress project which lives under MAMP/htdocs/project.

After upgrading to MAMP 5.0, any new images which are added to my theme image directory cannot be found. E.g. if I add a new image to wp-content/themes/theme/img/new.svg, the browser console says it cannot be found. Going directly to the url within the browser also throws up a 404.

If I visit the /img directory in the browser, it doesn't reflect the newer images I recently added. This might give us some clues.

Directory via browser

Any ideas?

Solution

  • The answer to this is simple.

    When MAMP installs a new version, it copies your website files to a new directory. I had the old directory still open which meant I wasn't seeing the new files via the browser.

    Facepalm