Drupal 7 public and private files
Submitted by Grzegorz Agacinski on
Drupal 7 supports public and private download/upload method (if system paths set under Media configuration section) - by default Public download method is supported only.
Download methods
Public download method - files are stored within Drupal web directory set via public file system path (default in "sites/default/files"). Any file stored here can be downloaded using direct URL for example www.example.com/sites/default/files/test.txt