Link to share folder using link list not opening in Chrome

Question

We use link list to create hyperlinks to share folders. I've never had a problem accessing them from Chrome, but with some browsers like Chrome and Mozilla it does nothing. I assume it is how these browsers manage the local folder access. Is there any way around this?

file://Server-X/filesharingarea/Blah

Answer 1

Installing the Chrome extension IE Tab Multi (Enhance) did the job for me.

It has the ability to auto-detect URLs so whenever I browse to our SharePoint it emulates Internet Explorer. Finally I can open Office documents directly from Chrome.

You can install IETab for FireFox too.