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The user avatars are stored in the uploads directory. By default, they have names like cavt406df0d4e1e28.jpg. I think "cavt" stands for "custom avatar". The alphanumeric suffix is constructed to avoid name collisions.
If you were uploading avatars manually, you wouldn't necessarily have to use that filename syntax. You would just have to ensure that the avatar's filename is stored correctly in the database.