Where Does ReadCube Papers Store Its Library?
Where ReadCube Papers installs and where its library PDFs live.
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ReadCube Papers installs per user without admin rights: LocalAppData Programs Papers on Windows. Your library PDFs live wherever Papers settings points, defaulting to Documents, with cloud sync covering access everywhere.
Annotations sync in realtime across shared libraries from any device. The registry records the default documents path on managed installs, which admins read for deployment. Keep imports inside the library to dodge duplicates.
Where ReadCube Papers stores this, by platform
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\Papers\
Per-user install root needing no admin rights. Library PDFs default to Documents with the exact path readable from settings and registry on managed fleets. Cloud sync mirrors the library everywhere.
Frequently asked questions
Where are my Papers PDFs stored?
Open Papers settings, Library tab and read the save location. Imports can copy or move files into the library with folder naming rules you set there, so the settings page is the source of truth.
Do Papers annotations sync across devices?
They sync through your ReadCube account with unlimited cloud storage for libraries. Local copies follow the File Management settings, while annotations merge in realtime across devices.
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