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link to a file/folder on file share
looking for suggestions on how to link to a file or folder on a file share from a SharePonit (on Office 365) list or page
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I found the issue to be the browser settings. Once I added the base URL to Trusted Sites (protected mode off) I was able to use the file:// format in a links list. I was even able to use a UNC path in a multiple lines of text. Only worked in EDGE and IE. Couldn't get any option to work with Chrome.
Hi,
One way you can do this is to make use of the new links feature. The Web UI allows you to only create links to webpages IIRC but you can still link to a file/folder on a file share like this:
First create the link on your desktop.
Then upload it (via drag and drop) onto the DocLib or your OneDrive.
- It seems that the only way to do this is to manually modify the HTML on the page (yuck!) and insert links that are formatted as follows:
<a href="file://server/share/">Server Share</a>
