1. Login in as site administrator, click "Admin - File manager".
     2. In "Folders" drop down list box,select "Secure - Database" ,then enter folder name,  click "Add Folder".
     3. Now when you upload files to this folder, it will be stored in database. Visitors can't retrieve by typing its url like http://www.yourdomain.com/portals/0/securefolder/test.doc.

    You can also select "Secure - File system" while adding folder, dnn will rename files under this folder by add .res suffix. For example ,if your file is test.doc, then it will be renamed as test.doc.res. Because .res is a strict file type in asp.net platform and can't be retrieved. So even visitors type http://www.yourdomain.com/portals/0/securefolder/test.doc.res, they still can't access this file.

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I've run into a problem with step #2 in the past.

It appears that if you have an existing folder with documents that you need secured based on Member role on the folder level, you cannot just simply select the drop down list and select Secure - File System or Secure - Database and thus re-assign a folder previously  selected as a Standard - Filesystem.

In other words, i'm noticing DNN is not letting the super user change the Folder Status away from "Standard - File System". Even if you try to re-assign an existing folder away from Standard to Secure and then hit Update, DNN sets it back to Standard.

Is this a Bug, in DNN or am i missing a step?
Please advise as i'm trying to secure existing folders in DNN. I don't want unregistered users or nonmembers to type www.mydomain.com/Portals/0/Member/myd... and gain free access to the kingdom.

Again please advise if there is a work-a-round for re-assigning existing Folders as Secure - File System or Secure - Database.