It looks like there is a new directory for uploaded attachments coming in GitLab 7.9: gitlab-org/gitlab-ce!332 . It comes complete with [a migration](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/blob/0b8e41aae2d6d64d18d8034e863e72cc832d0b83/db/migrate/20150213111727_move_note_folder.rb) that does not work on omnibus installations (because the 'git' user does not have the rights to move the directory being moved). Just giving you a heads-up @marin .