[Cowork] "Failed to load local file" when opening files created by Cowork

Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened Mar 13, 2026 by shadikh12 Closed Mar 13, 2026

Description

When using Cowork and opening files it created in the right panel (Artifacts/Context list), I get the error: "Failed to load local file."

Steps to reproduce

  1. Open Cowork in Claude Desktop
  2. Mount a local folder
  3. Have Claude create a file
  4. Click on the file in the panel — error appears

Expected behavior

The file should open and display its contents.

Environment

  • OS: Windows 11 Pro
  • Claude Desktop (latest)

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