# Cannot create new hyperlinks to local drives

**URL:** <https://forum.obsidian.md/t/cannot-create-new-hyperlinks-to-local-drives/103151>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [July 21, 2025, 8:53pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/cannot-create-new-hyperlinks-to-local-drives/103151 "2025-07-21T20:53:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![ariehen](https://forum.obsidian.md/user_avatar/forum.obsidian.md/ariehen/32/46932_2.png) [@ariehen](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/ariehen)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2025, 8:55pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/cannot-create-new-hyperlinks-to-local-drives/103151/2 "2025-07-21T20:55:39Z")

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Have a look at this topic; especially the linking to a network share section:

> [@Linking to external files & folders link](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/linking-to-external-files-folders/70121):
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> Linking to external files is mentioned in the [drag and drop](https://help.obsidian.md/User+interface/Drag+and+Drop) help documentation Hold Ctrl on Windows/Linux or Option on macOS to create file:/// absolute links to those files instead of importing a copy. but there aren’t any examples of the options available. I’ll write up a request to add some examples to the official help documentation, but for the time being, here’s a list I’ve collected. Windows UPDATE: from Obsidian v1.5.11 on, use forward slashes in paths UPDATE2: Not sure when it ha…

Hopefully something can help.

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