Move avatars from database to folder
 

How do I check if the custom avatars are stored in the database of a folder? And how do I change the storage of the avatars from one to the other?

Admin CP > Avatars > User Picture Storage Type That will tell you the storage type at the top. If you want to switch the storage type, click the Help question mark there and it will tell you what you need to do. If you don't understand something in there, just post back here.

Alright I've moved it to the filesystem. However, it mentioned something about securing the folders. Is that necessary?

Well, you need to have the folder chmodded to 777 so you can read and write to it. You can use htaccess on the folder though if you want to prevent hotlinking, but that isn't necessary.

Nice one. Thank you Lynne!