# A minor bug on linking to local files

**URL:** <https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/a-minor-bug-on-linking-to-local-files/13654>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [6 January 2021 05:31 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/a-minor-bug-on-linking-to-local-files/13654 "2021-01-06T05:31:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![demybugs](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/demybugs/32/6281_2.png) [@demybugs](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/demybugs)\
**Post date:** [6 January 2021 05:31 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/a-minor-bug-on-linking-to-local-files/13654/1 "2021-01-06T05:31:12Z")

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I've learned that:

1. If you want to add a local file link to Joplin,just drag the file/folder into Joplin while pressing "ALT" (on windows).
2. If the full name of the local file contains Chinese or other non-English characters, after you click the link you just added in Joplin, the local file won't open directly. But...  
I can copy the link and paste it into the browser's address bar and hit Enter,then the file/folder will get open.

Then I met a little problem when I drag a local file into Joplin (while pressing ALT):  
1)The local file's full name is: "D:\Downloads\学习Excel VBA.pdf"  
2)Joplin converts it into: `[学习Excel VBA.pdf](file:///D:/Downloads/%E5%AD%A6%E4%B9%A0Excel+VBA.pdf)`  
3) I paste the link `file:///D:/Downloads/%E5%AD%A6%E4%B9%A0Excel+VBA.pdf` into Microsoft Edge and hit Enter, the file won't get open... UNLESS I change the `+` in the link to `%20`.  
So, the `+` should be converted into `%20` in the first place.(see step `2)` )

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/uploads/cozic/original/3X/1/c/1c948e33314e232a0927789508474d8624f4270b.png) [@system](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [5 February 2021 05:31 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/a-minor-bug-on-linking-to-local-files/13654/2 "2021-02-05T05:31:13Z")

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