How do I link to local folders/files?

To improve your workflow, you can add bookmarks to any local folder or file on your computer. You'll need the latest New Tab or Bookmarker extension to make this work, as well as Google Chrome.

Note: Before you can use this feature, you will need to enable the "Allow access to file URLs" setting from the extension settings page. 

Instructions

1. First, make sure you have installed our Chrome extension. 
2. Next, copy and paste the following codes into the address bar, to open the Extension Settings page:
   • New tab extension: chrome://extensions/?id=cfmnkhhioonhiehehedmnjibmampjiab
   • Bookmarker extension: chrome://extensions/?id=obgopghdefjihikoknnjfooahlleabno
3. Now toggle the option Allow access to file URLs to ON. Return to your start.me page.
4. Click the pencil icon of the Bookmarks widget where you want to place the link.
5. In the URL field, type in the following prefix: file:/// You use the same prefix for files and folders.
6. Add the local location of the file you want to link to.
7. Click Add to confirm.

Some example links:

• file:///C:/Folder1/Folder2/Folder3/
• file:///C:/Folder1/Folder2/Folder3/filename.txt
• chrome://extensions

Note: start.me does not save the contents of your local file, only the destination. If you use start.me on another computer or device, you will lose access. 

Please let us know if you have any questions about this feature.