images loading to wrong folder and showing broken link

HI,
My images are appearing to upload, but they are showing a broken link icon once 100% complete. I have trouble-shot quite a bit, this is what I have found.
– I have deactivated all plugins and tried to upload different images- the images still appear broken.
– I found that the image is going to my old test folder. And that there is not even a folder for this month in the live site.
– My host created a folder in the live site and tried to upload- no luck. The image went to the old dev folder instead.
– I changed out the theme to the 2015, tried to upload. No luck.
– I have updated everything, plugins and wordpress files – no luck.
– I thought it was a database issue – I created a post, the post showed up. So that part of the db is doing OK.
– I went to wp-options in the DB and general settings in WP-admin, everything points to the live site as it should.

Does anyone have any other suggestions?