Set links to files outside the Q.wiki

Since Q.wiki 6.7, file links to files on the hard disk or a network drive are generally supported. For security reasons, however, these links are blocked by default by the most common browsers and are therefore not supported.

For this reason, we generally advise against the use of file links. If you still want to allow file links from Q.wiki, your IT department can distribute an exception for the browser via appropriate guidelines. To do this, Q.wiki must be classified as a trusted zone.

Please note: Please understand that browser configuration has nothing to do with Q.wiki and we can therefore neither provide support nor guarantee that it will work. It is recommended to save templates for verification documents directly in Q.wiki. If this is not possible, e.g. because a document is constantly being revised, the document can be saved in Microsoft OneDrive or other online storage and the URL linked in Q.wiki.

Firefox

• Policies via Intune
  1. Download the policies here: Releases · mozilla/policy-templates (github.com)
  2. Import policies: Importieren von benutzerdefinierten ADMX-Vorlagen und AdMX-Vorlagen von Drittanbietern in Microsoft Intune | Microsoft Learn
  3. Create new Configuration Policy -> Administrative Template.
  4. Activate Mozilla / Firefox / Local File Links Policy and add your domain.

• Für verwaltete Windows Rechner (onpremise)

  1. "Download "Group Policy Template on Windows": https://mozilla.github.io/policy-templates/
  2. Import template into Active Directory
  3. Group Policy Manager:
     • Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\LocalFileLinks\1 = "https://example.org"
       Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\LocalFileLinks\2 = "https://example.edu"

Microsoft Edge

There are instructions for Microsoft Edge that can be used to enable the use of file links again: Microsoft Edge Browser Policy Documentation | Microsoft Docs. 

Chrome:

At present, we are only aware of the option to install a corresponding browser extension.

Use of file links in Q.wiki

In Q.wiki, the links can be created as type "URL" with the scheme "file:///X:/Pfad/zur/Datei.docx".