How to view a local *. html file with Chrome - Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi,
I would like to open a *.html file from my SD card with Chrome.
With Opera it is : "file://localhost/mnt/extSdcard/Myfolder/myfile.html"
With the native browser it is "file://mnt/extSdcard/Myfolder/myfile.html"
I have tried with Chrome many possibilities but it doesn't work.
Any idea please.
Thanks.
Daniel

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Danielfr said:
Hi,
I would like to open a *.html file from my SD card with Chrome.
With Opera it is : "file://localhost/mnt/extSdcard/Myfolder/myfile.html"
With the native browser it is "file://mnt/extSdcard/Myfolder/myfile.html"
I have tried with Chrome many possibilities but it doesn't work.
Any idea please.
Thanks.
Daniel
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I don't know. Try open it when you browse your files with a file manager.

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lelinuxien52 said:
I don't know. Try open it when you browse your files with a file manager.
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No I need to open this *.html file with Chrome because I have exported all my bookmarks in an html file

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Danielfr said:
No I need to open this *.html file with Chrome because I have exported all my bookmarks in an html file
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Try : "file:///localhost/mnt/extSdcard/Myfolder/myfile.html" with three "/" after "file:".
On my laptop (running Archlinux and Chromium), to open file I have try "file:///localhost/home/*myuseraccount*/*myfilename*.txt" and it works.

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lelinuxien52 said:
Try : "file:///localhost/mnt/extSdcard/Myfolder/myfile.html" with three "/" after "file:".
On my laptop (running Archlinux and Chromium), to open file I have try "file:///localhost/home/*myuseraccount*/*myfilename*.txt" and it works.
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It doesn't work
Daniel

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Here's a link which worked for me on my Nexus 4:
file://localhost//storage/emulated/0/MyFolder/MyFile.ex
\___________________________________/\___________________/
..............................↓................................................↓...............
................Path of the sd-card.........................Your path........
For example:
file://localhost//storage/emulated/0/Download/picture.jpg
I tried to open the sd-card and it denied the access, but I could open the downloads folder. I don't know exactly why but it doesn't matter. The main thing is that the link is workin

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CheckThisOutGuys said:
Here's a link which worked for me on my Nexus 4:
file://localhost//storage/emulated/0/MyFolder/MyFile.ex
\___________________________________/\___________________/
..............................↓................................................↓...............
................Path of the sd-card.........................Your path........
For example:
file://localhost//storage/emulated/0/Download/picture.jpg
I tried to open the sd-card and it denied the access, but I could open the downloads folder. I don't know exactly why but it doesn't matter. The main thing is that the link is workin
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Using ES File Explorer on my XPERIA Z1, choosing Open As > Other > Chrome Beta, I get the following URL:
"file:///sdcard/Download/file.html"
As long as the file is on the internal storage, and not on an SD card, the page will open.
Otherwise i get a page stating "Access to the file was denied. ERR_ACCESS_DENIED

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How to open/view a local/SD card web page/html file in Android browser
wlxgrf said:
Using ES File Explorer on my XPERIA Z1, choosing Open As > Other > Chrome Beta, I get the following URL: "file:///sdcard/Download/file.html"
As long as the file is on the internal storage, and not on an SD card, the page will open.
Otherwise i get a page stating "Access to the file was denied. ERR_ACCESS_DENIED
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Having the file on the internal storage (i.e. the phone / device) and not an external storage (SD card) worked for me also.
FOR OTHERS WITH SIMILAR ISSUES:
Generally Android browsers do not allow viewing of files on the external media card (SD card) for security reasons (e.g.. a malicious website could read/write to your SD card). Directory browsing is also prohibited. So if you try to load a page it may give the option to open the file using its HTML viewer - which isn't as fully functional as a browser (and no good for simple web page design testing).
Placing the file on the device's internal storage (e.g. in Download folder) and opening the URL link in the browser (e.g. file:///sdcard/Download/file.html †) will open the HTML file in the browser normally.
†Despite "sdcard" being in the name, "file:///sdcard/Download/file.html" is actually a path to the internal device storage. (The device's internal storage is an emulated SD card for technical reasons). An external SD card path is usually "extSDcard" or similar - but the browser will not load it due to the security restrictions mentioned.