You may find this simple tip handy if you always have a web browser running on your desktop screen in maximized mode.
There are instances when you need to access program shortcuts and files placed on the desktop.
Now instead of minimizing the browser to access these files, you can simple create a shortcut in the bookmarks toolbar of your browser that points to the desktop folder. Click this bookmark and you’ll be able to browse through desktop content within the browser.
To create a bookmark pointing the desktop, open this address - file:///c:/Users/ - inside a new tab in Firefox. Click your user name and then drag-n-drop the "desktop" folder to your bookmarks toolbar.
Find this article at: http://www.labnol.org/software/browsers/access-desktop-files-from-web-browser/4010/
web: http://www.labnol.org/ email: amit@labnol.org
Reader Comments
Nice trick ( XP users should type - file:///c:/Documents and Settings/ )
Written by Abhijeet on 07.29.08
I know that there is an extension that can make Firefox a Windows-explorer-type program as well. I forget the name though.
Written by Raj on 07.29.08
Nice time saving tip…
Written by Kevin on 07.29.08
But Amit what about the ugly icon? Any way to change that?
And you never answer my mails.
Written by iampriteshdesai on 07.29.08
Thanks for the tip, it works well but I have tried creating a shortcut to a mapped drive and I’m having a small problem.
The shortcut works and shows me the contents of the drive but I always have to sort by the name column every time I click on it. Is there any way to get Firefox to remember this sort setting?
Written by Chris Walsh on 07.29.08
No need to type file:///c:/Users/ .
Type c:\Users and hit enter. Firefox will automatically take you to that place.
Remember to use a backslash - ‘\’ after c:
Written by Anoop Engineer on 07.29.08
Didn’t worked for me; FFX 2.0
Just can’t drag&drop the “Desktop” folder to bar.
Written by RohitBlog on 07.29.08
just type c: in firefox and hit enter…… it should work..
Written by bizztra on 07.29.08
Isn’t it easy to click the desktop icon on the quick launch bar ?
Written by F. S. KAMAL on 07.29.08
To do this, Show Desktop icon is already available on the windows taskbar. You can also use the keyboard shortcut Windows+D (i.e. a combination of the windows logo key and D key)
Written by Riyaz on 07.30.08
I prefer using Show Desktop or put my favorite program shortcut on the taskbar.
Written by Yanto on 07.30.08
To access all program shortcuts and files, just select the option “desktop” from “toolbars” by right clicking the taskbar. That’s all.
Written by Nagaraju.B on 08.01.08