# Cannot push files to staging unless database is also selected

**URL:** https://community.kinsta.com/t/cannot-push-files-to-staging-unless-database-is-also-selected/2950
**Category:** Bug Reports
**Created:** [January 16, 2024, 3:57pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/cannot-push-files-to-staging-unless-database-is-also-selected/2950 "2024-01-16T15:57:59Z")
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### Author: ![whiddershins](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.kinsta.com/whiddershins/32/2907_2.png) [@whiddershins](https://community.kinsta.com/u/whiddershins)
#### Post date: [January 23, 2024, 4:55pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/cannot-push-files-to-staging-unless-database-is-also-selected/2950/8 "2024-01-23T16:55:41Z")

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Hi, so it turns out this isn’t _really_ fixed. Although I can push just “files” i can’t drill down and just select “themes” or subdirectories like that. In that instance the action button becomes greyed out again.

This is especially a problem because if I push all files, it overwrites any images that have been uploaded via wp-admin interface, which is why my workflow is to always only push my theme.

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