diff --git a/gulp/res/js/hideimages.js b/gulp/res/js/hideimages.js
index 8d06daa3..f378ba1c 100644
--- a/gulp/res/js/hideimages.js
+++ b/gulp/res/js/hideimages.js
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ const handleHiddenImages = (e) => {
 	const hasHiddenImages = e.detail.json.files.forEach(f => {
 		let hideFilename = '/file/';
 		if (f.hasThumb) {
-			hideFilename += `thumb-${f.hash}${f.thumbextension}`
+			hideFilename += `thumb/${f.hash}${f.thumbextension}`
 		} else {
 			hideFilename += f.filename;
 		}
diff --git a/helpers/files/audiothumbnail.js b/helpers/files/audiothumbnail.js
index 8e01583f..24c38d65 100644
--- a/helpers/files/audiothumbnail.js
+++ b/helpers/files/audiothumbnail.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ module.exports = (file) => {
 			filter: 'showwavespic',
 			options: { split_channels: 1, s: `${thumbSize}x${thumbSize}` }
 		}])
-		.save(`${uploadDirectory}/file/thumb-${file.hash}${file.thumbextension}`);
+		.save(`${uploadDirectory}/file/thumb/${file.hash}${file.thumbextension}`);
 	});
 
 };
diff --git a/helpers/files/deletepostfiles.js b/helpers/files/deletepostfiles.js
index 7cd81a24..2e3b2197 100644
--- a/helpers/files/deletepostfiles.js
+++ b/helpers/files/deletepostfiles.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ module.exports = (files) => {
 	return Promise.all(files.map(async file => {
 		return Promise.all([
 			remove(`${uploadDirectory}/file/${file.filename}`),
-			file.hasThumb ? remove(`${uploadDirectory}/file/thumb-${file.hash}${file.thumbextension}`) : void 0,
+			file.hasThumb ? remove(`${uploadDirectory}/file/thumb/${file.hash}${file.thumbextension}`) : void 0,
 		]).catch(e => console.error);
 	}));
 
diff --git a/helpers/files/imagethumbnail.js b/helpers/files/imagethumbnail.js
index 30e0f0b9..14057f17 100644
--- a/helpers/files/imagethumbnail.js
+++ b/helpers/files/imagethumbnail.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ module.exports = (file, firstFrameOnly=true) => {
 					return reject(err);
 				})
 				.complexFilter(complexFilters)
-				.save(`${uploadDirectory}/file/thumb-${file.hash}${file.thumbextension}`);
+				.save(`${uploadDirectory}/file/thumb/${file.hash}${file.thumbextension}`);
 		} else {
 			//[0] for first frame (gifs, etc)
 			const thumbnailing = gm(`${uploadDirectory}/file/${file.filename}${firstFrameOnly ? '[0]' : ''}`);
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ module.exports = (file, firstFrameOnly=true) => {
 				thumbnailing.coalesce();
 			}
 			thumbnailing.resize(Math.min(thumbSize, file.geometry.width), Math.min(thumbSize, file.geometry.height))
-			.write(`${uploadDirectory}/file/thumb-${file.hash}${file.thumbextension}`, function (err) {
+			.write(`${uploadDirectory}/file/thumb/${file.hash}${file.thumbextension}`, function (err) {
 				if (err) {
 					return reject(err);
 				}
diff --git a/helpers/files/videothumbnail.js b/helpers/files/videothumbnail.js
index 2e5601b9..b8264e15 100644
--- a/helpers/files/videothumbnail.js
+++ b/helpers/files/videothumbnail.js
@@ -20,14 +20,14 @@ module.exports = (file, geometry, timestamp) => {
 			.outputOptions([
 				`-vf scale=${geometry.width > geometry.height ? thumbSize + ':-2' : '-2:' + thumbSize}`
 			])
-			.output(`${uploadDirectory}/file/thumb-${file.hash}${file.thumbextension}`)
+			.output(`${uploadDirectory}/file/thumb/${file.hash}${file.thumbextension}`)
 			.run();
 		} else {
 			command.screenshots({
 				timestamps: [timestamp],
 				count: 1,
-				filename: `thumb-${file.hash}${file.thumbextension}`,
-				folder: `${uploadDirectory}/file/`,
+				filename: `${file.hash}${file.thumbextension}`,
+				folder: `${uploadDirectory}/file/thumb/`,
 				size: geometry.width > geometry.height ? `${thumbSize}x?` : `?x${thumbSize}`
 				//keep aspect ratio, but also making sure taller/wider thumbs dont exceed thumbSize in either dimension
 			});
diff --git a/models/forms/makepost.js b/models/forms/makepost.js
index e0d66b9b..d3bc8910 100644
--- a/models/forms/makepost.js
+++ b/models/forms/makepost.js
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ ${res.locals.numFiles > 0 ? req.files.file.map(f => f.name+'|'+(f.phash || '')).
 				processedFile.attachment = true;
 				await saveFull();
 			} else {
-				const existsThumb = await pathExists(`${uploadDirectory}/file/thumb-${processedFile.hash}${processedFile.thumbextension}`);
+				const existsThumb = await pathExists(`${uploadDirectory}/file/thumb/${processedFile.hash}${processedFile.thumbextension}`);
 				switch (type) {
 					case 'image': {
 						processedFile.thumbextension = thumbExtension;
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ ${res.locals.numFiles > 0 ? req.files.file.map(f => f.name+'|'+(f.phash || '')).
 									await videoThumbnail(processedFile, processedFile.geometry, videoThumbPercentage+'%');
 									let videoThumbStat = null;
 									try {
-										videoThumbStat = await fsStat(`${uploadDirectory}/file/thumb-${processedFile.hash}${processedFile.thumbextension}`);
+										videoThumbStat = await fsStat(`${uploadDirectory}/file/thumb/${processedFile.hash}${processedFile.thumbextension}`);
 									} catch (err) { /*ENOENT, the thumb failed to create. No need to handle this.*/	}
 									if (!videoThumbStat || videoThumbStat.size === 0) {
 										await videoThumbnail(processedFile, processedFile.geometry, 0);
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a1fdfee1..b6e3056a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "jschan",
   "version": "0.0.1",
-  "migrateVersion": "0.0.19",
+  "migrateVersion": "0.0.20",
   "description": "",
   "main": "server.js",
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/schedules/prune.js b/schedules/prune.js
index c80d65bb..91df4aef 100644
--- a/schedules/prune.js
+++ b/schedules/prune.js
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ module.exports = async(fileNames) => {
 		return Promise.all(
 			[remove(`${uploadDirectory}/file/${file._id}`)]
 			.concat(file.exts ? file.exts.filter(ext => ext).map(ext => {
-				remove(`${uploadDirectory}/file/thumb-${file._id.split('.')[0]}${ext}`)
+				remove(`${uploadDirectory}/file/thumb/${file._id.split('.')[0]}${ext}`)
 			}) : [])
 		)
 	}));
diff --git a/views/mixins/catalogtile.pug b/views/mixins/catalogtile.pug
index d89272bb..6c3bcc72 100644
--- a/views/mixins/catalogtile.pug
+++ b/views/mixins/catalogtile.pug
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ mixin catalogtile(post, index, overboard=false)
 					if post.spoiler || file.spoiler
 						div.spoilerimg.catalog-thumb
 					else if file.hasThumb
-						img.catalog-thumb(src=`/file/thumb-${file.hash}${file.thumbextension}` width=file.geometry.thumbwidth height=file.geometry.thumbheight loading='lazy')
+						img.catalog-thumb(src=`/file/thumb/${file.hash}${file.thumbextension}` width=file.geometry.thumbwidth height=file.geometry.thumbheight loading='lazy')
 					else if file.attachment
 						div.attachmentimg.catalog-thumb(data-mimetype=file.mimetype)
 					else if file.mimetype.startsWith('audio')
diff --git a/views/mixins/post.pug b/views/mixins/post.pug
index 56e3e54c..3e6fdb69 100644
--- a/views/mixins/post.pug
+++ b/views/mixins/post.pug
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ mixin post(post, truncate, manage=false, globalmanage=false, ban=false, overboar
 								if file.hasThumb && !(post.spoiler || file.spoiler)
 									span.jsonly
 										b [
-										a.dummy-link.hide-image(data-src=`/file/thumb-${file.hash}${file.thumbextension}`) Hide
+										a.dummy-link.hide-image(data-src=`/file/thumb/${file.hash}${file.thumbextension}`) Hide
 										b ]
 								span 
 									|  (#{file.sizeString}
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ mixin post(post, truncate, manage=false, globalmanage=false, ban=false, overboar
 									if post.spoiler || file.spoiler
 										div.spoilerimg.file-thumb
 									else if file.hasThumb
-										img.file-thumb(src=`/file/thumb-${file.hash}${file.thumbextension}` height=file.geometry.thumbheight width=file.geometry.thumbwidth loading='lazy')
+										img.file-thumb(src=`/file/thumb/${file.hash}${file.thumbextension}` height=file.geometry.thumbheight width=file.geometry.thumbwidth loading='lazy')
 									else if file.attachment
 										div.attachmentimg.file-thumb(data-mimetype=file.mimetype)
 									else if type === 'audio'