Cannot open local file - Chrome: Not allowed to load local resource

Question

Test browser: Version of Chrome: 52.0.2743.116

It is a simple javascript that is to open an image file from local like \'C:\\002.jpg\'

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Answer 1

Chrome specifically blocks local file access this way for security reasons.

Here's a workaround to enable the flag in Chrome (and open your system up to vulnerabilities):

c:\Program Files (x86)\google\chrome\Application\chrome.exe --allow-file-access-from-files