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When sharing a library across multiple persons, each user might have a different directory.
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Either each user can set his directory in the "Main file directory".
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In case the group also shares papers and thus there are two directories (the private one and a group-shared one), one can set a directory within the library (the "General file directory").
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In case a user has a different location of the shared folder (e.g., different paths on Linux and Windows), he can use the "User-specific file directory".
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This settings is persisted in the `bib` file in a way that it does not overwrite the setting of another user.
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For this, JabRef uses the username of the currently logged in user.
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For this, JabRef uses the username of the currently logged in user (`-<loginname>` is used as suffix in the `jabref-meta` field).
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So, both `mary` and `aileen` can set a different user-specific file directory.
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If JabRef saves an attached file and my loginname matches the name stored in the `bib` file, it chooses that directory.
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If no match is found, it uses the "General file directory" of the bib file.
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If that is not found, it uses the one configured at Options → Preferences → File → External file links ("Main file directory").
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In some settings, the bib file is stored in **the same directory** as the PDF files.
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Then, one ignore all the above directories and enable "use the BIB file location as primary file directory".
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In this case, JabRef starts searching for PDF files in the directory of the `bib` file.
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It is also possible to achieve this result by setting `.` as "General file directory" in the library properties.
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