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How do I locate Mendeley Desktop database files on my computer?

April 26, 2017Computer database desktop files locate mendeley

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How do I locate Mendeley Desktop database files on my computer?

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Where your database files are stored varies from operating system to operating system. In order to locate yours, open an explorer/finder window and navigate to: • Windows Vista/Windows 7: %LOCALAPPDATA%\Mendeley Ltd.\Mendeley Desktop\ • Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\«Your Name»\Local Settings\Application Data\Mendeley Ltd\Mendeley Desktop\ Note that you might need to enable the “Show hidden files and folders” setting in Windows Explorer’s folder options to be able to navigate to the Mendeley data folder. • Linux: ~/.local/share/data/Mendeley Ltd./Mendeley Desktop/ • MacOS: Macintosh HD -> /Users/«Your Name»/Library/Application Support/Mendeley Desktop/ If you have not entered an e-mail address into Mendeley Desktop, your database file is called “online.sqlite”. If you have entered your email address, the local database is a file called “«yourEmailAddress»@www.mendeley.com.sqlite”; for example, “john.doe@provider.com@www.mendley.com.sqlite”. The database file containing informat