Can Google Chrome open local links

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I am linking on an intranet page to a local file on a shared drive   lt a href  quot file    s  test xls quot  gt  Test lt  a gt   This works in IE and Firefox with an addon called local link  How can I get this to open in Google Chrome

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LocalLinks now seems to be obsolete   LocalExplorer seems to have taken it s place and provides similar functionality   https   chrome google com webstore detail local-explorer-file-manag eokekhgpaakbkfkmjjcbffibkencdfkl reviews hl en  It s basically a chrome plugin that replaces file    links with localexplorer    links  combined with an installable protocol handler that intercepts localexplorer    links   Best thing I can find available right now  I have no affiliation with the developer

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I ve just came across the same problem and found the chrome extension Open IE  That s the only one what works for me  Chrome V46  amp  V52   The only disadvantefge is  that you need to install an additional program  means you need admin rights

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This question is dated  but I had the same problem just now  the solution I found was to map a virtual directory in IIS to the networked drive with the documents  so the url became a friendly  http     address   Setting virtual directories   IIS   http   www iis net configreference system applicationhost sites site application virtualdirectory  Apache   http   w3shaman com article creating-virtual-directory-apache  Cheers

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Hopefully this helps others in an enterprise setting looking for a solution  My solution after much tinkering was the following    Follow the steps in the following link to install legacy browser extension and gpo settings  https   support google com chrome a answer 3019558 hl en amp ref topic 3062034  Enabled legacy browser redirect for  file     through chrome gpo configuration Google Chrome -  Legacy Browser Support -   Websites to open in alternative browser    Configure gpo to also install extension  https   chrome google com webstore detail enable-local-file-links nikfmfgobenbhmocjaaboihbeocackld that redirects file    links to bypass chrome file    link block    The extension opens the links which then triggers google chrome to open the link in internet explorer  The result is IE opens a window  then opens the file folder for the user  then IE closes itself

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It s not really an anwser but a workaround to open a local link in chrome using python   Copy the local link you want to run then run the code bellow  using a shortcut   it will open your link   import win32clipboard import os  win32clipboard OpenClipboard   clipboard data  win32clipboard GetClipboardData   win32clipboard CloseClipboard    os system  start   clipboard data

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You can t link to file     from an HTML document that is not itself a file     for security reasons

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The LocalLinks extension from the most popular answer didn t work for me  given  I was trying to use file    to open a directory in windows explorer  not a file   so I looked into another workaround  I found that this  Open in IE  extension is a good workaround  https   chrome google com webstore detail open-in-ie iajffemldkkhodaedkcpnbpfabiglmdi  This isn t an ideal fix  as instead of clicking the link  users will have to right-click and choose Open in IE  but it at least makes the link functional    One thing to note though  in IE10  and IE9 after a certain update point  you will have to add the site to your Trusted Sites  Internet Options   Security   Trusted sites   If the site is not in trusted sites  the file    link does not work in IE either

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From what I ve seen of this the following is true for Firefox and Chrome   1  If you have a HTML page open from a remote host then file    links will not work i e  Your address bar reads http   someserver domain and the page contains a link such as  lt a href  file    S  sharedfile txt  gt   2  If you have a HTML page open from your local host then file    links will work i e  your address bar reads file    C  mydir index html and the page contains a link such as  lt a href  file    S  sharedfile txt  gt   For Internet Explorer point 1  does not hold true  A file on your local host can be accessed using the file    link syntax from a webpage on a remote host  This is considered a security flaw in IE By who  References    and it s there in IE8 too  because a remote host can access files on your local computer without your knowledge      admittedly they have to get lucky with the filename but there are plenty of commonly named files there with the potential to contain personal private information

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