diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dc389f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+library.bib
+library_fixed.bib
+*.exe
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 72ecc34..a214b73 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@ This is a simple function intended to correct bib-files that are automatically g
 * removes URL for any entry that is not specified as an exception (read the comment block after start of main function to read how to change the exceptions)
 * removes braces around months so that they appear correctly
 * removes all appearances of the "annote" field, which is used by Mendeley for personal annotations to the entry
+* removes all appearances of the "file" field, which lists the location of a local soft copy
 
-It should work correctly for files generated by Mendeley Desktop v1.16.1.
+It should work correctly for files generated by Mendeley Desktop v1.16.1. Still works as of v1.17.8.
 
 A number of fixes are hard-coded, i.e., it expects to know where the braces are. So this code runs very fast (bib files with hundreds of entries are fixed in a small fraction of a second) but may not be "future-proof"
 
diff --git a/mendeleyBibFix.c b/mendeleyBibFix.c
index 6ba2708..4af10bc 100644
--- a/mendeleyBibFix.c
+++ b/mendeleyBibFix.c
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * mendeleyBibFix - correct formatting of bib-files that are automatically
  * 	generated by Mendeley Desktop
  *
- * NOTE: Mendeley Desktop is copyright 2009-2013 by Mendeley Ltd.
+ * NOTE: Mendeley Desktop is copyright 2008-2016 by Mendeley Ltd.
  * This software is not provided by Mendeley and the author has no affiliation
  * with their company.
  *
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
  * 		- removes braces around months
  *
  * It should work correctly for files generated by Mendeley Desktop v1.16.1.
+ * Still functioning as of v1.17.8.
  *
  * A number of fixes are hard-coded, i.e., it expects to know where the braces are.
  * So this code runs very fast (bib files with hundreds of entries are fixed in a
@@ -41,10 +42,13 @@
  * Distributed under the New BSD license. See LICENSE.txt for license details.
  *
  * Created June 15, 2016
- * Current version v1.1 (2016-10-26)
+ * Current version v1.2 (2017-03-17)
  *
  * Revision history:
  *
+ * Revision v1.2 (2017-03-17)
+ * - added removal of "file" field, which lists location of local soft copy
+ *
  * Revision v1.1 (2016-10-26)
  * - added removal of "annote" field, which includes personal annotations
  *
@@ -300,7 +304,14 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 					memmove(&curBibEntry[curBibInd+1], &curBibEntry[indEOL+1],
 						curBibLength - indEOL + 1);
 					curBibLength -= indEOL - curBibInd;
-					curBibInd--; // Correct index so that line after URL is read correctly
+					curBibInd--; // Correct index so that line after annote is read correctly
+				} else if(!strncmp(&curBibEntry[curBibInd+1], "file =",6))
+				{	// Entry has a filename. Erase the whole field
+					indEOL = findEndOfField(curBibEntry, curBibInd+1);
+					memmove(&curBibEntry[curBibInd+1], &curBibEntry[indEOL+1],
+						curBibLength - indEOL + 1);
+					curBibLength -= indEOL - curBibInd;
+					curBibInd--; // Correct index so that line after filename is read correctly
 				}else if(!bUrlException
 					&& !strncmp(&curBibEntry[curBibInd+1], "url =",5))
 				{	// Entry has a URL but it should be removed. Erase the whole line