It somehow works, but I fail to see how it can be really useful. What I was hoping for was to be able to open files from a google spreadsheet (filenames are mentioned in the spreadsheet, path could be added easily), but could not get that to work. Adding the file path as a hyperlink won't do anything, even with adding "localexplorer:" before the rest of the path. If anybody has an idea on this, I would appreciate. So you can only open files from that localexplorer interface that you get to wh... Show more
Enable local file links to hard disk, Azure AD & company shared folders, mapped network drive directly in corporate/local host site
The Local Explorer browser extension enables browsing and opening local file links directly in Chrome or Edge
It can open local file links in associated applications when clicked, such as opening folders in Windows Explorer, *
docx files in MS Word, *
avi files in Windows Media Player, and more
It supports Unicode characters and requires an integration with the file system through an external software for security reasons
The extension also provides instructions for enabling local file links and requires an additional app for Windows Explorer integration