How to Open Local Folders Using Links?

Opening Local Folders via Links

Many attempts have been made to open local folders via links, such as:

• Open folder
• Open folder
• Open folder

However, none of these options has proven successful across all browsers.

Solution: Launching a Downloadable Link

To bypass security restrictions and enable cross-browser compatibility, a downloadable link approach is recommended. Specifically, we can create a .URL or .LNK file and provide a link to it.

.URL File (Recommended):

1. Ensure that .URL is added as an acceptable MIME type in your web server.
2. Create a .URL file with the following format:

[InternetShortcut]
URL=file:///D:/

3. Link to the .URL file from your HTML:

<code class="html"><a href="URIShortcut.url">Round-About Linking</a></code>

Browser-Dependent Behavior:

• Chrome: Downloads the .URL file and opens it.
• Firefox: Downloads the .URL file and opens it.
• Internet Explorer: Opens the directory directly (no need to save the shortcut).

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