Open a share folder on a Confluence with Chrome Browser KO

Question

The following syntax to open a server share folder in Confluence with Chrome doesn't work.

Insert > Link > Advance

Link :

* file://ibbxxx.ii.fr/P99/50-dossier/Extraction
* file:///ibbxxx.ii.fr/P99/50-dossier/Extraction
* file://////ibbxxx.ii.fr/P99/50-dossier/Extraction

Name : Lien

Did you now a correct link to open the folder with Chrome ?

Mirek · Answer

Yes, however it should be blocked by all modern browsers. Check this KB article for more information (actually related to Jira, but context is the same)

https://confluence.atlassian.com/jirakb/can-t-link-to-local-files-from-within-jira-216958260.html

Romain Moyon · Answer

For information, the link open the folder window with Internet Explorer.

It's possible that is only block on Chrome ?

Mirek · Answer

It is not only about the syntax.. It might be simply blocked by your browser.. or OS.. or your antivirus.. etc. There are many levels that might fail. Definitely it is not something that you can turn on/off in Confluence. It depends on your environment and hard to set up. That is why this question is open for years with couple of workaround that might or might not work.