diff --git a/config/filesystems.php b/config/filesystems.php
index ff77a5023..dbdde0975 100755
--- a/config/filesystems.php
+++ b/config/filesystems.php
@@ -48,6 +48,12 @@ return [
             'root' => storage_path('app'),
         ],
 
+        'private' => [
+            'driver' => 'local',
+            'root' => storage_path('app/private'),
+            'url' => env('APP_URL') . '/storage',
+        ],
+
         'public' => [
             'driver' => 'local',
             'root' => storage_path('app/public'),
diff --git a/packages/Webkul/Product/src/Repositories/ProductDownloadableLinkRepository.php b/packages/Webkul/Product/src/Repositories/ProductDownloadableLinkRepository.php
index 6bfa9b35a..e0a439958 100755
--- a/packages/Webkul/Product/src/Repositories/ProductDownloadableLinkRepository.php
+++ b/packages/Webkul/Product/src/Repositories/ProductDownloadableLinkRepository.php
@@ -3,22 +3,24 @@
 namespace Webkul\Product\Repositories;
 
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Storage;
-use Webkul\Core\Eloquent\Repository;
 use Illuminate\Support\Str;
+use Webkul\Core\Eloquent\Repository;
 
 class ProductDownloadableLinkRepository extends Repository
 {
     /**
-     * Specify Model class name
+     * Specify model class name.
      *
      * @return string
      */
-    function model()
+    public function model()
     {
         return 'Webkul\Product\Contracts\ProductDownloadableLink';
     }
 
     /**
+     * Upload.
+     *
      * @param  array  $data
      * @param  integer $productId
      * @return array
@@ -28,7 +30,7 @@ class ProductDownloadableLinkRepository extends Repository
         foreach ($data as $type => $file) {
             if (request()->hasFile($type)) {
                 return [
-                    $type           => $path = request()->file($type)->store('product_downloadable_links/' . $productId),
+                    $type           => $path = request()->file($type)->store('product_downloadable_links/' . $productId, 'private'),
                     $type . '_name' => $file->getClientOriginalName(),
                     $type . '_url'  => Storage::url($path),
                 ];
@@ -39,8 +41,10 @@ class ProductDownloadableLinkRepository extends Repository
     }
 
     /**
+     * Save links.
+     *
      * @param  array  $data
-     * @param  \Webkul\Product\Contracts\Product  $product
+     * @param  \Webkul\Product\Models\Product  $product
      * @return void
      */
     public function saveLinks(array $data, $product)
@@ -67,4 +71,4 @@ class ProductDownloadableLinkRepository extends Repository
             $this->delete($linkId);
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/packages/Webkul/Shop/src/Http/Controllers/DownloadableProductController.php b/packages/Webkul/Shop/src/Http/Controllers/DownloadableProductController.php
index 951d369ed..7652bb4ec 100644
--- a/packages/Webkul/Shop/src/Http/Controllers/DownloadableProductController.php
+++ b/packages/Webkul/Shop/src/Http/Controllers/DownloadableProductController.php
@@ -89,7 +89,11 @@ class DownloadableProductController extends Controller
         }
 
         if ($downloadableLinkPurchased->type == 'file') {
-            return Storage::download($downloadableLinkPurchased->file);
+            $privateDisk = Storage::disk('private');
+
+            return $privateDisk->exists($downloadableLinkPurchased->file)
+                ? $privateDisk->download($downloadableLinkPurchased->file)
+                : abort(404);
         } else {
             $fileName = $name = substr($downloadableLinkPurchased->url, strrpos($downloadableLinkPurchased->url, '/') + 1);;
 
diff --git a/packages/Webkul/Shop/src/Http/Controllers/ProductController.php b/packages/Webkul/Shop/src/Http/Controllers/ProductController.php
index a9a91969f..05485df1b 100755
--- a/packages/Webkul/Shop/src/Http/Controllers/ProductController.php
+++ b/packages/Webkul/Shop/src/Http/Controllers/ProductController.php
@@ -96,7 +96,11 @@ class ProductController extends Controller
                 $productDownloadableLink = $this->productDownloadableLinkRepository->findOrFail(request('id'));
 
                 if ($productDownloadableLink->sample_type == 'file') {
-                    return Storage::download($productDownloadableLink->sample_file);
+                    $privateDisk = Storage::disk('private');
+
+                    return $privateDisk->exists($productDownloadableLink->sample_file)
+                        ? $privateDisk->download($productDownloadableLink->sample_file)
+                        : abort(404);
                 } else {
                     $fileName = $name = substr($productDownloadableLink->sample_url, strrpos($productDownloadableLink->sample_url, '/') + 1);