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sylvainrodrigue
Brass Contributor
Apr 10, 2019

How the new Edge will handle file:// URI ?

file: links seems to be ignored in this version of Edge (like they are in Chrome). In the previous version of Edge however (and all IE versions), clicking on a file: link opens the original document....
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aloveland-SVT
Copper Contributor
Oct 22, 2020

I just ran into this issue today and discovered that in place of the file:/// or file:// URIs that a 'file:' or 'file:/' URI seems to work in the new Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, and Firefox.   (e.g. file:C:\Users\Public\Desktop  or file:/C:\Users\Public\Desktop )

 

 

Hope this helps anyone that is encountering this issue. 

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Bartdude
Copper Contributor
Nov 09, 2020

aloveland-SVT You will notice that even on a local webserver you can't get a link to local files to work. The use case for most of the people in this discussion is: publishing resources in a public place. With then one of three scenarios:

  1. Allowing people to start programs from a wepbage. (The least likely/common scenario.)
  2. Publishing documents that happen to reside on a network share because of other reasons.
  3. Allowing editors to update the documents on that networked share. (Open - edit - save.) 

Typing a link in the browser bar works for these scenarios. That is why it is frustrating that you can't simply click on those links. You have to copy and paste the link to the address bar.