Why is the legacy Confluence editor breaking this link to a local file?

[Colin Elleby]

I am trying to create a hyperlink to a file path of a local file on the confluence legacy editor.

File path: file:///\\path\doc title.xlsx

Note: If this path is directly pasted into browser address bar, the "Downloads" pop up opens, where you can then open or save the file to your desktop.

However, when that link is pasted into the Confluence hyperlink macro and published to the page, the link has been automatically encoded to include %5C for backslashes and %20 for spaces: file:///%5C%5Cpath%5Cdoc%20title.xlsx

Unfortunately, the hyperlink now will not open when clicked, and the encoded file path doesn't do anything if manually pasted into browser address bar like before.

What should the file path look like so that the link will work for users reading the page?

[Nicolas Grossi]

@Colin Elleby Welcome! That can be done for security reasons, if you have an active DC license my advice is you to contact support.atlassian.com

HTH

Nicolas