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How to open a local file in Google Chrome
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Mar 15, 2026158295 viewsConfidence Score0%
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In Google Chrome's minimalist brilliance, they seem to have forgotten a menu item to launch a dialog box to open a local file. How to get around this? I don't want to drag local files onto the Chrome window (which works) or type file:// in the address bar (also works). I want my dialog box
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On OS X, you can choose "Open File" from the File menu, or use the ⌘ + O keyboard shortcut. For Windows and Linux, you can use ctrl + O. This does not seem to be referenced anywhere in the application, so you can feel special about using it.
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