# \#linked-files

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## [Broken link files](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/broken-link-files/3783)

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**Author:** [@melTr](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/melTr)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2025, 10:06am UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/broken-link-files/3783 "2025-03-12T10:06:16Z")

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Hi, I’m running Jabref 5.9. I changed my bibkey pattern and files have to be re-linked. I was wondering why broken links are still showing. They are written as “not found” in orange but how I can suppress those links …

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## [Fixing broken paths to linked files](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/fixing-broken-paths-to-linked-files/3904)

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**Author:** [@astronomertom](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/astronomertom)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2023, 6:16pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/fixing-broken-paths-to-linked-files/3904 "2023-09-14T18:16:30Z")

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Moving a large .bib file from BibDesk to JabRef. In the process, LOTS of links to pdf files are broken, largely because BibDesk stopped supporting the human-readable file path. I can do ‘Search for unlinked files’ but …

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## [Two identical linked files, instead of one linked file. Linked files preference ignored](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/two-identical-linked-files-instead-of-one-linked-file-linked-files-preference-ignored/3118)

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**Author:** [@xinhongri](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/xinhongri)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [January 8, 2022, 12:59pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/two-identical-linked-files-instead-of-one-linked-file-linked-files-preference-ignored/3118 "2022-01-08T12:59:32Z")

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if I add a library, the pdf it auto finds will have two same files. all the same. why?