Files Module - users, not logged in, can download files

Please include a setting to prohibit non-members from downloading files - such as PDFs, etc. There is no setting for this in the Permissions module which is where you would expect to find it.

Under the user LEVEL categories, there are indeed settings for UPLOADS - but not downloads.

I am trying to encourage users to become members - not merely hit and run downloaders. It's ok that they read the large pdf files but I do not want them downloaded indiscriminately.

In the meantime, how can I have the Download button appear for logged in members only? Or for the Download button to appear for all users but to produce an alert which says: "You must be logged in to download files." Can this be adjusted in the theme's custom file?

Thank you.

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    • Thank you, dear Stephen, for this valuable information. And thank you for helping many others, too.

      In the comment box which appears below the files, I have changed the wording to: "<a href="{0}">Login</a> or <a href="{1}">Join</a> to comment or to download files." This will alert users that downloads are a possibility even though the download button does not (yet) appear.

      • If you go to permissions you can disable that action for that level.

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