Overview

If you are unable to share or open local network resources in FogBugz, you might encounter the following error message on your browser:

Not allowed to load local resource: <file name>

This article provides the steps on how to bypass the security restriction prompting this error in Google Chrome.

Information

By default, modern browsers (i.e., Chrome, Firefox, Edge, etc.) restrict a server's access to local files due to security reasons. Browser-based attacks use JavaScript to map a network and attack connected servers or devices.

If you need to share your local network resources on FogBugz, you need to use the --allow-file-access-from-files option in Google Chrome:

Windows

Ensure Chrome is currently not running.
Obtain the installation path of Google Chrome on your computer.

Example:
```
C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application.chrome.exe
```
Open a Command Prompt window and launch Chrome by typing its installation path with the additional argument: --allow-file-access-from-files.

Example:
```
C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application>chrome.exe --allow-file-access-from-files
```

Mac/OSX

Ensure Chrome is currently not running.
Open Terminal.

Launch Google Chrome by typing the following command:

open /Applications/Google\ Chrome.app --args --allow-file-access-from-files

Note: Visit this forum to know more about other workarounds to allow file access to browsers.