I have stored medias (pictures and movies) in a folder (for example C:\test\tes.png) and I'm trying to access to pictures with an url like : <http://localhost:8080/app/picture/test.png>.
To do that, i have used resources tag (spring 3) as below :

```
<mvc:resources mapping="/picture/**" location="file:/test" />

```

When I try to access, I have an error with no more details.

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> Requested Resource Not Found
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I have in logs :

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> 2011-11-07 20:48:55,241 [http-8080-2] DEBUG org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet - DispatcherServlet with name 'Family' processing GET request for [/Family/photos/testImage2.png]
>  2011-11-07 20:48:55,241 [http-8080-2] DEBUG org.springframework.web.servlet.handler.SimpleUrlHandlerMapping - Matching patterns for request [/photos/testImage2.png] are [/\*\*]
>  2011-11-07 20:48:55,241 [http-8080-2] DEBUG org.springframework.web.servlet.handler.SimpleUrlHandlerMapping - URI Template variables for request [/photos/testImage2.png] are {}
>  2011-11-07 20:48:55,242 [http-8080-2] DEBUG org.springframework.web.servlet.handler.SimpleUrlHandlerMapping - Mapping [/photos/testImage2.png] to HandlerExecutionChain with handler [org.springframework.web.servlet.resource.DefaultServletHttpRequestHandler@3a779f5e] and 4 interceptors
>  2011-11-07 20:48:55,242 [http-8080-2] DEBUG org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet - Last-Modified value for [/Family/photos/testImage2.png] is: -1
>  2011-11-07 20:48:55,242 [http-8080-2] DEBUG org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet - Null ModelAndView returned to DispatcherServlet with name 'Family': assuming HandlerAdapter completed request handling
>  2011-11-07 20:48:55,242 [http-8080-2] DEBUG org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet - Successfully completed request
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I have certainly not all understand...

Another question : I'm not sure this is the good approach. What are others solutions to access to media on external folder ?

Thanks in advance !