UNC Paths in Google Chrome

Solution 1:

How about the Enable local file links extension for file:// links?

Overview

Make it possible to open by click a link to a local file that is disabled by Chrome. In Google Chrome, links to local files are disabled, unlike IE. This extension allows you to open a link to a local file by clicking it.

[Security] A malicious page can not open a local file without permission, because this extension reacts only to the click operation by the user.

[Others] Personal information is not collected / used. Source code is released to GitHub (see "Website" link).

Solution 2:

I just downloaded the latest chrome beta and <a href="file:///\\share\blah\blah\file.txt"> works.

Solution 3:

I found a work around. Introducing RightLink: http://www.chromeextensions.org/other/rightlink/

Right click the UNC path to open. You may need to enable the option to open local files (as opposed to paths) in the extension's options.

It works on my intranet.