I am getting the same error as simon3dartvision when he opened this topic. I am running version 4.9.8 and I do not see any place in the Settings/Media section to specify a destination for my files. I am attempting to upload photos that are small in size.
I was able to do this prior to changing themes. That is the only thing that I can think of that has changed. Below is the exact error message. Any help would be appreciated.
Unable to create directory wp-content/uploads/2018/11. Is its parent directory writable by the server?