diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/filelist/FileListEntryEditor.java b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/filelist/FileListEntryEditor.java
index fc9906a1d84..e0f3ebf2680 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/filelist/FileListEntryEditor.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/filelist/FileListEntryEditor.java
@@ -61,7 +61,9 @@
  *
  * For use when downloading files, this class also offers a progress bar and a "Downloading..."
  * label that can be hidden when the download is complete.
+ * @deprecated Use {@link LinkedFileEditDialogView}
  */
+@Deprecated
 public class FileListEntryEditor {
 
     private static final Pattern REMOTE_LINK_PATTERN = Pattern.compile("[a-z]+://.*");
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/filelist/LinkedFileEditDialogController.java b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/filelist/LinkedFileEditDialogController.java
index eeb4ef3fdb1..86067326bf6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/filelist/LinkedFileEditDialogController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/filelist/LinkedFileEditDialogController.java
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 import org.jabref.gui.DialogService;
 import org.jabref.gui.StateManager;
 import org.jabref.gui.externalfiletype.ExternalFileType;
+import org.jabref.preferences.PreferencesService;
 
 public class LinkedFileEditDialogController extends AbstractController<LinkedFilesEditDialogViewModel> {
 
@@ -23,9 +24,11 @@ public class LinkedFileEditDialogController extends AbstractController<LinkedFil
     @Inject private StateManager stateManager;
     @Inject private LinkedFilesWrapper linkedFilesWrapper;
 
+    @Inject private PreferencesService preferences;
+
     @FXML
     private void initialize() {
-        viewModel = new LinkedFilesEditDialogViewModel(linkedFilesWrapper.getLinkedFile(), stateManager.getActiveDatabase().get(), dialogService);
+        viewModel = new LinkedFilesEditDialogViewModel(linkedFilesWrapper.getLinkedFile(), stateManager.getActiveDatabase().get(), dialogService, preferences);
         fileType.itemsProperty().bindBidirectional(viewModel.externalFileTypeProperty());
         description.textProperty().bindBidirectional(viewModel.descriptionProperty());
         link.textProperty().bindBidirectional(viewModel.linkProperty());
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/filelist/LinkedFilesEditDialogViewModel.java b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/filelist/LinkedFilesEditDialogViewModel.java
index 63ff0238bbf..305094ca567 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/filelist/LinkedFilesEditDialogViewModel.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/filelist/LinkedFilesEditDialogViewModel.java
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 import javafx.beans.property.StringProperty;
 import javafx.collections.FXCollections;
 
-import org.jabref.Globals;
 import org.jabref.gui.AbstractViewModel;
 import org.jabref.gui.DialogService;
 import org.jabref.gui.externalfiletype.ExternalFileType;
@@ -26,6 +25,7 @@
 import org.jabref.model.entry.LinkedFile;
 import org.jabref.model.util.FileHelper;
 import org.jabref.preferences.JabRefPreferences;
+import org.jabref.preferences.PreferencesService;
 
 public class LinkedFilesEditDialogViewModel extends AbstractViewModel {
 
@@ -36,10 +36,12 @@ public class LinkedFilesEditDialogViewModel extends AbstractViewModel {
     private final ObjectProperty<ExternalFileType> selectedExternalFileType = new SimpleObjectProperty<>();
     private final BibDatabaseContext database;
     private final DialogService dialogService;
+    private final PreferencesService preferences;
 
-    public LinkedFilesEditDialogViewModel(LinkedFile linkedFile, BibDatabaseContext database, DialogService dialogService) {
+    public LinkedFilesEditDialogViewModel(LinkedFile linkedFile, BibDatabaseContext database, DialogService dialogService, PreferencesService preferences2) {
         this.database = database;
         this.dialogService = dialogService;
+        this.preferences = preferences2;
         externalfilesTypes.set(FXCollections.observableArrayList(ExternalFileTypes.getInstance().getExternalFileTypeSelection()));
         setValues(linkedFile);
     }
@@ -61,9 +63,9 @@ private void checkExtension() {
     public void openBrowseDialog() {
         String fileText = linkProperty().get();
 
-        Optional<Path> file = FileHelper.expandFilename(database, fileText, Globals.prefs.getFileDirectoryPreferences());
+        Optional<Path> file = FileHelper.expandFilename(database, fileText, preferences.getFileDirectoryPreferences());
 
-        Path workingDir = file.orElse(Paths.get(Globals.prefs.get(JabRefPreferences.WORKING_DIRECTORY)));
+        Path workingDir = file.orElse(Paths.get(preferences.get(JabRefPreferences.WORKING_DIRECTORY)));
         String fileName = Paths.get(fileText).getFileName().toString();
 
         FileDialogConfiguration fileDialogConfiguration = new FileDialogConfiguration.Builder()
@@ -73,10 +75,10 @@ public void openBrowseDialog() {
 
         dialogService.showFileOpenDialog(fileDialogConfiguration).ifPresent(path -> {
             // Store the directory for next time:
-            Globals.prefs.put(JabRefPreferences.WORKING_DIRECTORY, path.toString());
+            preferences.put(JabRefPreferences.WORKING_DIRECTORY, path.toString());
 
             // If the file is below the file directory, make the path relative:
-            List<Path> fileDirectories = database.getFileDirectoriesAsPaths(Globals.prefs.getFileDirectoryPreferences());
+            List<Path> fileDirectories = database.getFileDirectoriesAsPaths(preferences.getFileDirectoryPreferences());
             path = FileUtil.shortenFileName(path, fileDirectories);
 
             linkProperty().set(path.toString());
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/preferences/PreferencesService.java b/src/main/java/org/jabref/preferences/PreferencesService.java
index 6ea1a9d56dc..2759b328528 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/preferences/PreferencesService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/preferences/PreferencesService.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import org.jabref.gui.keyboard.KeyBindingRepository;
 import org.jabref.logic.journals.JournalAbbreviationPreferences;
+import org.jabref.model.metadata.FileDirectoryPreferences;
 
 public interface PreferencesService {
     JournalAbbreviationPreferences getJournalAbbreviationPreferences();
@@ -11,4 +12,10 @@ public interface PreferencesService {
     KeyBindingRepository getKeyBindingRepository();
 
     void storeJournalAbbreviationPreferences(JournalAbbreviationPreferences abbreviationsPreferences);
+
+    FileDirectoryPreferences getFileDirectoryPreferences();
+
+    String get(String key);
+
+    void put(String key, String value);
 }