HTML file:// links : open in explorer from Chrome

Question

I have an html file with links like that :

folder name

I would like that this link opens e

Answer 1

For Chrome, Safari and Opera this isn't possible due to their security model. However, there is somewhat of a solution for Chrome in that it's possible but it has two requirements:

1. You need to get the user to install this Chrome extension
2. It must be over https://

You will probably encounter the same problem for Firefox since it usually requires LocalLink.

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