Loading local files in Google Chrome
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Summary:
Steps in activating --allow-file-access-from-files option in Google Chrome
Full Description:
Due to security reasons Chrome will not load local files by default.
- Get the url of your Chrome Installation path to your chrome installation e.g C:\Users\-your-user-name\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application>
- Launch the Google Chrome browser from the command line window with the additional argument ‘–allow-file-access-from-files’. E.g ‘path to your chrome installation\chrome.exe --allow-file-access-from-files’
- Temporary method you can use each time you are testing
- Copy the existing chrome launcher
- Do as above and save it with a new name e.g chrome - testing
- Alternatively, you can simply create a new launcher with the above and use it to start chrome.
Solution:
By activating this option, Chrome will be able to load files locally.
Source: http://www.chrome-allow-file-access-from-file.com/
Attribution:
Last updated: 5/26/2015 |
Author: Marvin Mallari |
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