How to export PDFs files with subfolders from Mendeley?

Question

When I export PDFs from Mendeley I get all pdfs in the same folder. How to keep them organized and also export annotations?

Answer 1

Mendeley app doesn't have this capability, but there is a python tool to do so.

1. Install Anaconda for python 2 https://www.continuum.io/downloads

Don't forget to add export PATH="/home/vitor/anaconda2/bin:$PATH" to your .bashrc or terminal.

2. Install PyPDF2 https://pypi.python.org/pypi/PyPDF2/1.26.0

   python setup.py install

3. Download Menotexport https://github.com/Xunius/Menotexport

4. Install Menotexport

   conda create -n menotexport python=2.7 source activate menotexport conda install -c guangzhi menotexport

5. python menotexport-gui.py

6. Choose ~/.local/share/data/Mendeley\ Ltd./Mendeley\ Desktop/your_email@www.mendeley.com.sqlite as Mendeley Data file

More information at https://github.com/Xunius/Menotexport