# Uploaded images in Private Pro app are still publicly accessible? **URL:** \ **Category:** Ask for Help\ **Created:** [September 14, 2021, 7:21am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/uploaded-images-in-private-pro-app-are-still-publicly-accessible/31759 "2021-09-14T07:21:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a587f6/32.png) [@Bas](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Bas)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2021, 7:21am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/uploaded-images-in-private-pro-app-are-still-publicly-accessible/31759/1 "2021-09-14T07:21:52Z")
Hi all! I am building a Private Pro app for my organization (as I need to whitelist users and keep all data within the organization). So far so good, BUT I just realized that any uploaded profile picture (or other photos) from within the app (either by user or admin) is still uploaded on a public server, so the URL is accessible to anyone! This is an issue for me as this goes completely against our privacy policy and obviously also against the idea of a “private” pro app 😉 Does anyone have any solution for this issue? Or am I missing something? Thanks for any suggestions! ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Murphy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/darren_murphy/32/47326_2.png) [@Darren\_Murphy](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Darren_Murphy)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2021, 7:32am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/uploaded-images-in-private-pro-app-are-still-publicly-accessible/31759/2 "2021-09-14T07:32:05Z")
Yes, it is a problem, and there is no easy solution that I’m aware of. The only way I could suggest to work around this would be to host all images/documents yourself, then put them behind a firewall and require all of your app users to use a VPN. But that would be an awful solution. There is an outstanding feature request to provide a private storage option. I believe it is something that Glide may be considering, but I have no idea where it might fit in the feature pipeline. > [@Private Storage Option](https://community.glideapps.com/t/private-storage-option/31011): > > This is something I’ve mentioned in private exchanges with some of the Glide team, but just wanted to throw it out there as an “official” feature request. By definition, I expect this would be an option only available for Private Apps, and possibly only for enterprise customers. Most of the apps I build are for corporate customers; the company I work for and some of our partners/clients. Often we want to store files and documents and make them available via the app, but some of them can contai… ---
**Author:** ![Bas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a587f6/32.png) [@Bas](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Bas)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2021, 7:50am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/uploaded-images-in-private-pro-app-are-still-publicly-accessible/31759/3 "2021-09-14T07:50:40Z")
Thanks Darren for your quick reply! I have upvoted your feature request straight away! For what it’s worth: while still in development mode, I have the profile images stored on google drive and shared privately with the users of the app (through google group address that I manage through google sheets). On desktop (chrome), I can display these private images without any issue, only on mobile (I have read about this limitation elsewhere in this community) they do not show. I understand google drive might not be meant for this kind of hosting but for our relatively small scale use (200 users) it’s a perfect and simple solution if it would work also on mobile. I’ll keep an eye out for updates! Thanks again! ---
**Author:** ![ThinhDinh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/thinhdinh/32/49_2.png) [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2021, 11:23am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/uploaded-images-in-private-pro-app-are-still-publicly-accessible/31759/4 "2021-09-14T11:23:58Z")
I think as long as the user is logged in with an email that has access to the Google Drive file then it should show.