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  • How do you organize your local PDF paper library?

    After several years of research, my local PDF folder has grown chaotic. File naming, folder structures and metadata are all messy. What file‑system conventions keep your offline paper collection maintainable?

    Chao Guo, Brandon Nguyen and 16 others
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    • I use consistent filename format: Year‑Author‑Title‑Journal.pdf for every downloaded paper.

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      • Group top‑level folders by broad research themes, avoid deep nested sub‑folders.

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