Add Link to an Shared Folder in Network

Question

Hello,

i cant add an link to an shared folder in our Network.

The link Highlights in Blue but no new Tab is opened.

I tried this:

Web-Link : file:///K:/

Markdown, HTML Macro,

[file|file:///K:/]

nothing works.

Current Version: Confluence 6.15.6

FF 60.8.0esr (64-Bit)

& Microsoft Edge 44.17763.1.0

Thanks for your response

JP _AC Bielefeld Leader_ · Answer

Ah,

I forgot: You will run into different implementations for different browsers.

JP _AC Bielefeld Leader_ · Answer

Hi,

this might not be possible without a browser addon. We did some experiments with opening file:// URLs. Due to security concerns modern browsers do not allow opening local (file) URLs when embedded into a page served via http/https.

Think about setting up a webserver to serve the contents of K:

Best

JP

Thomas Schlegel · Answer

Hi  @Externer-User ,

this might be your problem:

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/49765906/is-is-possible-to-open-a-local-windows-explorer-folder-from-microsoft-edge-throu