Written by Crelate Support. When someone uploads a resume to Crelate, they may notice the ‘fakepath’ along side the file name. The fakepath note there is the security implementation of your browser. Some browsers have a security feature that prevents JavaScript from knowing your file’s local full path.

How do I get rid of Fakepath?

4 Answers. Just use a regular expression to remove everything before (and including) the last . var path = “C:\fakepath\example. doc”; var filename = path.

Can you open a Fakepath file?

There are some historical reasons for this quirk, but it is supported across all modern browsers, and in fact is defined in the spec. So, the browser shows the fake path for security reasons and it will not cause any issue with the file upload functionality. The file upload will work fine.

How do I fix Fakepath in Chrome?

To get around it, you can either add the websites you are working with to the Trusted Sites list. Or turn off the option called “Include local directory path when uploading files to a server”. And obviously, adding the sites to the trusted sites list is highly recommended.

Why do I get Fakepath?

When someone uploads a resume to Crelate, they may notice the ‘fakepath’ along side the file name. Some browsers have a security feature that prevents JavaScript from knowing your file’s local full path. This does not prevent a file upload, it’s solely a message to keep your computer safe.

How do I enable the local directory path when uploading files to a server?

To do that, go to the Internet Explorer under Internet Options > Security > Internet / Local intranet > Custom Level. Here, you will find the option “Include local directory path when uploading files to server ” which can be set to “disable”.

How do I resolve C Fakepath?

That made sense; essentially the browser is feeding that lame C:fakepath text in. Luckily all I needed to do was fix the issue by doing a simple string replace call: // Change the node’s value by removing the fake path inputNode. value = fileInput.

How do I get the path of an uploaded file in react JS?

Just using file upload.. You can’t read files, directories in client side with javascript. You need to upload it first and read file path in server side then send response of file’s path from server. @RenjithStephen You can use a FileReader if you want to use the data directly in the browser.

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