How to link to clients C drive?

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feyd
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outside of a Java applet or ActiveX control, no, a server cannot write data (beyond set of cookies) to a users' machine.. especially without their knowledge. What I don't understand is what is this information for? Why can't it be accessed via the website? Why must someone download the information each time they visit this page?
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I agree. Access to files on a clients machine is dubious at best.

The only time I have ever found an appropriate use was when I created a helper app that let people do batch image uploads via the browser. I let the user access their local drive, displayed directory trees and let them do multiselect on files. But it only allowed access to graphics files and was meant to let people upload 50-100 graphics to a gallery in an easy and intuitive way and I might add highly visual way.

I am not saying my example is right because I believe that any access to the client file system is bad.
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