The present invention provides for a method redirecting file access through a web server through the use of a symbolic link file. This symbolic link file is modified to include connection and authentication information of a file stored on a remote system but is accessible through a web server. When the modified symbolic link file is accessed on the local computer, the local computer recognizes that the symbolic link requires an internet connection to the linked file. The local computer establishes an internet connection to the web server using the connection and authentication connection information in the modified link file. The file is accessed and downloaded from the web server. The local computer is able to seamlessly access the modified symbolic link file as if it was a unmodified symbolic link file.