# Fail reaching a saved file

**URL:** https://discourse.jabref.org/t/fail-reaching-a-saved-file/2510
**Category:** Help
**Created:** [January 18, 2021, 12:42pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/fail-reaching-a-saved-file/2510 "2021-01-18T12:42:29Z")
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### Author: ![lidans5](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.jabref.org/lidans5/32/631_2.png) [@lidans5](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/lidans5)
#### Post date: [January 18, 2021, 12:42pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/fail-reaching-a-saved-file/2510/1 "2021-01-18T12:42:29Z")

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Hi everyone, although I have a file located on my computer, the JabRef can not find it although it’s located at the right place,( somehow the \ changes to / - maybe that is the problem?)

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### Author: ![fwohl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7bcc69/32.png) [@fwohl](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/fwohl)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2021, 3:55pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/fail-reaching-a-saved-file/2510/2 "2021-02-16T15:55:38Z")

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Hi,

maybe this:

> [@Linked PDFs not opening anymore (v5.2)](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/linked-pdfs-not-opening-anymore-v5-2/2552/2):
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> So what helped for me is activating, in my Preferences → Linked files → ‘Search and store files relative to library file location’. Now both relative and absolute file paths work again like a charm slight_smile

can help you too?

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### Author: ![lidans5](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.jabref.org/lidans5/32/631_2.png) [@lidans5](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/lidans5)
#### Post date: [May 16, 2021, 9:41am UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/fail-reaching-a-saved-file/2510/3 "2021-05-16T09:41:53Z")

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late response, but THANK YOU!! 😀 😀 😀