Create Links to Local Files/ Network Drive

I think links to stuff on local drive is a great idea

I think this is a great idea - another feature we would find very helpful would be linking a folder (either locally or via Google Drive) AND having a live display of its contents in Miro (see all files at a glance):

Use case:

we are re-organising our office standard/template/guidance documents so that new members can locate useful resources easily. We have created a diagrammatic map in Miro to show the folder structure, and would be great if the end of each path could show the actual contents of the bottom folder so that you can directly see where you need to go to find any file. 

Finally, Drive folders currently link as URLs and can only open via a browser. What about making it possible to open directly with Finder (in Mac - or the Windows equivalent)? Since our team, for example, has Drive folders shown in the sidebar of Finder and uses that to navigate, it would be an experience much closer to accessing a shared drive rather than being forced to open a browser just to see a file location - which you then have to find in your Finder again.

I hope the above make sense.

Thank you very much

I agree wholeheartedly with you - this feature would mean so much for me.

Linking to local network folders or files is especially useful for video sharing of content protected by NDA, captured on a cellphone.

Maybe a proper file URI handling is one idea. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_URI_scheme 

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We miss this feature every day. Both for client and internal projects.

Is there any news about considering this? 

Hey all, 
I developed linkyourfile.com for this problem. It allows you to create https web links to local files and folders. It also works for network shares and synced cloud provider folders like e.g. dropbox. I think that would be a good option for all of you who want to create links for internal projects in miro.

It is basically a desktop application that will open the path inside your created link on your local machine via a browser redirect. It is available for mac and windows. Maybe give it a try.

Thanks so much for taking the time to comment about this feature. We understand the frustration and appreciate your patience. Our team is reviewing this idea as it continues to be open for votes and comments.

For those coming across this idea, if you feel this would be helpful for you or your business, please be sure to vote for it and leave a comment about your use case to help our team scope this request!
 

Thank you,

Miro Community Team

I was hoping to use Miro to organize a large number of local powerpoint files (way too large for uploading, as including video and animations etc) - but without such a feature I can’t use Miro… too bad, otherwise I really like it

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Hi @Bernhard Riecke @Big Albert @Folger @Kevin Thomas @Garret Galloway 

Thanks so much for taking the time to comment and share feedback about this feature. Our team is reviewing this idea and will follow up if there are any updates we can share. Thank you for your patience and commitment to making Miro better!