# Link to a UNC path

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**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [19 Junio, 2017 09:20 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/link-to-a-unc-path/64742 "2017-06-19T09:20:15Z")\
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**Post date:** [5 Febrero, 2019 07:08 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/link-to-a-unc-path/64742/16 "2019-02-05T07:08:10Z")

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> [@david](#):
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> It is very common for file paths to start with a `/` (signifying the root of the filesystem),

Does this only apply for \*NIX paths?

`file://C:/file.f`  
`file:///var/file.f`

Opened a file in browser and I see `file:///K:/file....`, same on windows. But `<a href="file://myfile">link</a>` does not work either. Maybe it works on \*nix based system but not on windows paths?

This

`<a href="file://C:/test.log">test</a>`

Gives

`domain.tld/clicks/track?url=file%3A%2F%2FC%3A%2Ftest.log&amp;post_id=1103&amp;topic_id=345 ERR_UNSAFE_REDIRECT`

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