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.

  1. Get the url of your Chrome Installation path to your chrome installation e.g C:\Users\-your-user-name\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application>
  2. 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’
  3. 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/

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Last updated:

5/26/2015

Author:

Marvin Mallari

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