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title: "Does BabelEdit use absolute paths?"
description: "Paths in BabelEdit are stored relative to the .babel file to ensure portability across systems."
canonical: "https://www.codeandweb.com/babeledit/knowledgebase/paths-relative"
product: "babeledit"
source: "html"
---

# Does BabelEdit use absolute paths?

Only in the **user interface**. All paths are stored **relative to the project (.babel) file** to make them portable across computers and operating systems.

If you commit the `.babel` file along with your translation files to version control, everything should work when checked out on another system.

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