How to select files from /sites/default/files with IMCE filebrowser? Somehow the settings of directories in the configuration of IMCE (7.x-1.7) is pointing to &lt;root&gt;/. which lets met start in the private_files directory but not in the (public) files directory.

I couldn't figure it out where to change this. I tried to set a path to the public files directory with &lt;root&gt;/.. but Drupal would not allow me.

The settings under Home>Administration>Configuration>Media is set  to:
Public file system path:  sites/default/files
Private file system patch: sites/default/files/private_files

Anybody having a clue ?
Create a new IMCE profile from 


  admin/config/media/imce/profile


Don't forget to add the Permitted file extensions and Directories while creating the IMCE profile.