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Paul5EB2
Paul5EB2
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May 4, 2026 2:53 PM UTC
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right click on tab open in browser adds encoded question mark %3F, which breaks the path to the file. If I remove the added query string it works well. But I don't like this inefficient behaviour.

This is what happens with the encrypted question mark.
 

 This is with a normal question mark.

I use Dreamweaver for more than 2 decades. This was never a problem. I don't know why the query string is added anyway. In 21.6 this was not added.

 

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      L e n aCommunity Expert
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      May 8, 2026 1:26 AM UTC

      hello ​@Paul5EB2 ,

      Just wondering, it looks like you’re working directly from a file:/// path (for example from a local or OneDrive folder),

      Sometimes DW behaves a bit differently when files are opened directly from the file system instead of through a defined site.

      It might be worth checking:

      • if the issue still happens when the project is set up as a proper site in Dreamweaver
      • and possibly when the site is located on a local drive rather than a synced folder


      That could help narrow down whether this is related to the environment or something else.

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      herbertw55
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      May 11, 2026 1:40 PM UTC

      Hallo,

      I am using Dreamweaver for more than 10 years.
      Up to 1 week ago preview in browser (Chrome, Firefox) did not cause any trouble.
      Now: 
      added to the file path by Dreamweaver  (?!) automatically a %3Ftoken=…..,(file:///C:/Users/Herbert%20oben/OneDrive/___WieDuMir/TMPw7u1fg.htm%3Ftoken=e0dda0f4-9869-47b7-bdd6-ff6d5b1aac95) which evokes Chrome (and Firefox) to say: ERR_FILE_NOT_FOUND.
      Very annoying.
      Error occurs when using as path for the site:
      OneDrive
      Dropbox
      C:/
      Any idea to prevent this?

      Removing the added expression by the browser: all works well.
      Starting the file from the explorer: all works well.
      Best regards

      Herbert Wagner
       

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      Nancy OShea
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      Nancy OSheaCommunity Expert
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      May 11, 2026 8:37 PM UTC

      Yes. Stop using OneDrive or any cloud drive as your local site folder. 

       

      Ideally, your local site should reside your computer’s primary hard drive-- C:MyTestSite -- and be defined in Dreamweaver’s Site Setup panel. See screenshot.

       

       

      Feel free use cloud drives as backups to protect against data loss.

       

      Hope that helps

       

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