Hello,
I am confused about the difference between the private and public file system on Drupal. As far as I understand I can access public files via their URL but that is not possible for private files. Is this correct? And is this the only distinction? Is it actually 'safer' to have the private file system enabled?
In this context, does anyone know how to best use IMCE with the private file system? I cannot upload files into nodes with the IMCE browser unless I uncheck the box "Disable serving of private files" in the 'Common Settings' of IMCE's configuration page. And if this setting is unchecked, can anyone with the URL access those files? This somewhat defeats the purpose of the private file system, doesn't it?!? Are there modules I could use to restrict access to those files? Or do I not understand this correctly?
I would appreciate any comments, tips, hints.
Thanks a bunch, Andre