diff --git a/dashboard/files.html b/dashboard/files.html
index f4cf40b..4c455b4 100644
--- a/dashboard/files.html
+++ b/dashboard/files.html
@@ -1807,10 +1807,13 @@
         });
         
         function getPathFromURL() {
+            // ?file= survives login redirects; #hash works when already logged in.
+            const qp = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search).get('file');
+            if (qp) return decodeURIComponent(qp);
             const hash = window.location.hash;
             return hash ? decodeURIComponent(hash.slice(1)) : '';
         }
-        
+
         window.addEventListener('hashchange', () => loadPath(getPathFromURL()));
         
         document.getElementById('codeEditor').addEventListener('input', function() {