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How to enable local file access on your browser

Chrome

⚠️ Important ⚠️ For these commands to work, all the Chrome windows should be closed beforehand.

Linux

From a terminal:

google-chrome --allow-file-access-from-files index.html

macOS

From a terminal:

open -a "Google Chrome" index.html --args --allow-file-access-from-files

Note that index.html must be before --args.

Windows

Method 1

  1. Create a copy of the Chrome shortcut on your desktop and rename it to something like Chrome (file access).
  2. Right-click on the shortcut and choose Properties.
  3. Edit the Target field by adding --allow-file-access-from-files after the double quotes (").
  4. Close all the Chrome windows and start Chrome through this new shortcut.
  5. Now you can double-click the index.html file.

chrome_setting_win

Note that you can safely remove this desktop shortcut after the end of this class.

Method 2

  1. Close all Chrome windows.
  2. Press Win + R on your keyboard to open the Run dialog box.
  3. Enter the command chrome.exe --allow-file-access-from-files
  4. Now you can double-click the index.html file.

Firefox

⚠️ Important ⚠️ For security reasons, you might want to revert this change after the end of this class.

  1. Type "about:config" in the search bar
  2. If necessary, click on "Accept the Risk and Continue"
  3. Search for "security.fileuri.strict_origin_policy"
  4. Double click on true to set this parameter to false

firefox_config

Safari

⚠️ Important ⚠️ For security reasons, you might want to revert this change after the end of this class.

  1. Enable the hidden Develop menu through system preferences

safari_developer

  1. Disable Local File Restrictions

safari_local_file_restrictions

Edge

Windows

  1. Press Win + R on your keyboard to open the Run dialog box.
  2. Enter the command taskkill /F /IM msedge.exe (this will close all the open Edge windows)
  3. Press again Win + R to reopen the Run dialog box.
  4. Enter the command msedge.exe --allow-file-access-from-files
  5. Now you can double-click the index.html file.

macOS

From a terminal:

open -a "Microsoft Edge" index.html --args --allow-file-access-from-files

Note that index.html must be before --args.