Local Explorer - Open File Links in Chrome
Enable local file links to hard disk, Azure AD & company shared folders, mapped network drive directly in corporate/local host site.
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3.61
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spammy, or outdated. Pros
- Very useful for accessing folders on the network.
- Saves time to search long file names.
- Works perfectly for local paths.
Cons
- Stopped working after recent Chrome updates, especially for network paths.
- Cumbersome to manage after Windows updates.
- Users have to find workarounds to open network drives.
Most mentioned
- Extension stops working after Chrome updates.
- Issues with opening network paths.
- Users switching to other browsers like Firefox.
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| Date | Author | Rating | Lang | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-21 |  | | en | for those who are not able to use the extension after chrome update, you can try to change \ to %5C, i.e. localexplorer:%5C%5C<server> for developers, you can use encodeURIComponent to encode the URL |
| 2024-10-31 |  | | en | After the Chrome 130.x upgrade, this plug-in doesn't work if the path is for a network drive (i.e. path starts with \\). URL doesn't work: localexplorer:\\my-server\aaa\bbb\ URL works: localexplorer:C:\aaa\bbb\ A solution would be mapping your network drive to a local drive first, e.g. mapping \\my-server\ to your T: drive. Then set the URL as localexplorer:T:\aaa\bbb\ |
| 2024-10-29 |  | | en | It used to be a great add-on to Chrome but lately it became quite cumbersome to manage whenever there is a new Windows update, it stops working and even after several reinstall it still doesn't work. |
| 2024-08-06 |  | | en | The extension doesn't open links to network paths (file://server/folder)anymore since google chrome version 127.0.6533.73. In version 126.0.6478.183 it still works. No problems for local paths |
| 2024-10-24 |  | | en | Hello, Very useful extension for accessing folders on the network, but since the last Chrome update it stopped working, is there any solution? |
| 2024-10-23 |  | | en | Please update the extension to make it works with UNC paths after the Chrome 130.x update. |
| 2024-10-23 |  | | en | I have upvoted all comments mentioning that it does not work in the new version of Chrome when trying to open network paths. I had to switch to using Firefox, hopefully temporarily. |
| 2024-10-21 |  | | en | @Shantanu We have the same problem. How did you add Chrome Extension to Firefox? |
| 2024-10-21 |  | | en | Yes we love this extension but as of last friday 10/18/24 it has stopped working. when ever you click on a link on a web page which is defined as LocalExplorer:\\<server>\<share>\<folder> it open a blank chrome page and the URL says about:blank#blocked Please anyone has found any workaround. I have tried on firefox and seems like it is working fine. So switching to Firefox for now. |
| 2024-10-21 |  | | en | Love the extension but sadly is stopped working. It is not working anymore after chrome update Versie 130.0.6723.59 (Officiële build) (64-bits) |
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