Django 4.0: Problems with FileField Not Saving to Custom Storage Backend
I've looked through the documentation and I'm still confused about I keep running into I've looked through the documentation and I'm still confused about I'm having trouble with a `FileField` in my Django 4.0 application that is supposed to save uploaded files to a custom storage backend, but instead, it's not storing the files at all. I have implemented a custom storage class that inherits from `FileSystemStorage`, but the `save` method doesn't seem to be called when I upload a file through a form. Here’s a snippet of my storage class: ```python from django.core.files.storage import FileSystemStorage class CustomStorage(FileSystemStorage): def get_available_name(self, name, max_length=None): # Custom logic for file name handling return super().get_available_name(name, max_length) ``` In my model, I have the following: ```python from django.db import models class MyModel(models.Model): file = models.FileField(storage=CustomStorage()) ``` When I attempt to upload a file through a form in my admin panel, I get no behavior messages, but the file simply isn’t appearing in the specified directory. I’ve ensured that the directory has the correct permissions and is accessible from the Django application. I’ve also added some print statements in the `save` method of my `CustomStorage`, but these are not being executed, indicating that the method isn't being triggered at all. I tried explicitly calling the `save` method in my view like this: ```python if request.method == 'POST': my_model_instance = MyModel() my_model_instance.file.save(request.FILES['file'].name, request.FILES['file']) my_model_instance.save() ``` But I'm still not seeing any files being saved. I've explored the documentation and also checked if I need to specify a custom `UPLOAD_TO` path, but nothing seems to resolve the scenario. What could be causing the `FileField` to bypass the storage functionality? Any insights would be appreciated! For context: I'm using Python on Windows. This is my first time working with Python 3.11. This is part of a larger microservice I'm building.