How to send link directly to a local server file through gmail

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user379468 picture user379468 · Apr 4, 2013 · Viewed 12.7k times · Source

Often via gmail I am sent an link to the location of a file on the company server, ie

afp://Client/Somename/Someothername/Bla/Bla/Bla/Hereisthefile.file or file:///Volumes/Client/Somename/Someothername/Bla/Bla/Bla/Hereisthefile.file

Sometimes this name is so long that it literally takes a minute to navigate to the folder. Is there a way, or a widget or software that would allow me to either click on the link, cut an past the link, so that I can navigate directly to the path? I know that gmail forbids this directly in an email, but perhaps there is a work around?

Answer

Space Age Crystal picture Space Age Crystal · Oct 31, 2013

In OSX:

  1. Triple-click the entire path to select it (not just the blue part)
  2. Press command c to copy the link
  3. Click anywhere on the desktop or make sure you switch to Finder
  4. Press command k
  5. Paste the link into the Server Address box
  6. Press connect or enter and arrive at the folder destination.

Hope that helps!

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