SharePoint - Link to file shares in Document Libraries
In SharePoint you can't create links to files like file://xxx/ because the link field type only accepts http:// or https://. If you use Internet Explorer in your company you can use a trick. The network shares are usually mapped to local drives like H:. It is better if you use directly the name of the mapped server folder instead of the local drive letter, so everyone can use the link. 1.Way - Redirect with html file Create an .html (or .aspx in SharePoint Online) file with the following code and upload it to your document library. It will open the html file which itself opens the folder or file in a new window. With history.back() it returns to your doc lib. <html> <body> <script type="text/javascript"> // mapped network folder H: var filer = "file://servername/e$/Folder1/Folder2/Data" // folder within the mapped (which you see in explorer) var folder = "/Folder3/Internal/projekts/security" ...