How to access local file system ?

[captain-majid]

• I'm using this to allow access to local files:
  Chrome --allow-file-access-from-files file:\\\E:\shared\starcraft\bwapi-data\BR\OpenBW-ReplayViewer\index.html?rep="E:\shared\starcraft\maps\replays\! PvT Bisu,Hiya@F-Spirit.rep"

Problem is I've to close all Chrome instances before starting with this switch, and it seems not safe/wise at all to allow all sites to access my file system, just to make 1 already local file (.html) to access another local file (.rep). I've heard local HTTP servers can do this easily, any idea how to do that with HFS ?

[rejetto]

that's basically what hfs is for, to expose some files or some folders, you decide.
you select the files from the "shared files" page.
i'm moving this to "discussions".

[cbr00t]

Problem is I've to close all Chrome instances before starting with this switch

Starting chrome or msedge with
chrome.exe --user-data-dir=c:\path\to\tempProfile
msedge.exe --user-data-dir=c:\path\to\tempProfile
arg launches independent instance of browser so new args can be used without closing other browser instances.
in short: launches with a seperate user profile browser window.

https://www.chromium.org/developers/creating-and-using-profiles/#to-use-the-profile