diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 82ff46b4e4d..027d3aeb31a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ Note that this project **does not** adhere to [Semantic Versioning](http://semve
 
 ### Changed
 
+- The option "Fit table horiontically on screen" in the "Entry table" preferences is now disabled by default [#8148](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/pull/8148)
+- We improved the preferences and descriptions in the "Linked files" preferences tab [#8148](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/pull/8148)
 - We slightly changed the layout of the Journal tab in the preferences for ui consistency. [#7937](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/pull/7937)
 - The JabRefHost on Windows now writes a temporary file and calls `-importToOpen` instead of passing the bibtex via `-importBibtex`. [#7374](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/7374), [JabRef Browser Ext #274](https://github.com/JabRef/JabRef-Browser-Extension/issues/274)
 - We reordered some entries in the right-click menu of the main table. [#6099](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/6099)
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/preferences/linkedfiles/LinkedFilesTab.fxml b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/preferences/linkedfiles/LinkedFilesTab.fxml
index 11d8e769467..490e9e81698 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/preferences/linkedfiles/LinkedFilesTab.fxml
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/preferences/linkedfiles/LinkedFilesTab.fxml
@@ -19,13 +19,14 @@
          fx:controller="org.jabref.gui.preferences.linkedfiles.LinkedFilesTab">
     <fx:define>
         <ToggleGroup fx:id="autolinkToggleGroup"/>
+        <ToggleGroup fx:id="fileDirectoryToggleGroup"/>
     </fx:define>
     <Label styleClass="titleHeader" text="%Linked files"/>
-
+    <Label styleClass="sectionHeader" text="%File directory"/>
     <HBox alignment="CENTER_LEFT" spacing="10.0">
-        <Label text="%Main file directory"/>
+        <RadioButton fx:id="useMainFileDirectory" text="%Main file directory" toggleGroup="$fileDirectoryToggleGroup"></RadioButton>
         <TextField fx:id="mainFileDirectory" HBox.hgrow="ALWAYS"/>
-        <Button onAction="#mainFileDirBrowse"
+        <Button fx:id="browseDirectory" onAction="#mainFileDirBrowse"
                 styleClass="icon-button,narrow"
                 prefHeight="20.0" prefWidth="20.0" GridPane.columnIndex="2">
             <graphic>
@@ -36,12 +37,12 @@
             </tooltip>
         </Button>
     </HBox>
-    <CheckBox fx:id="useBibLocationAsPrimary" text="%Search and store files relative to library file location">
+    <RadioButton fx:id="useBibLocationAsPrimary" text="%Search and store files relative to library file location" toggleGroup="$fileDirectoryToggleGroup">
         <tooltip>
             <Tooltip
-                    text="%When downloading files, or moving linked files to the file directory, prefer the BIB file location rather than the file directory set above"/>
+                    text="%When downloading files, or moving linked files to the file directory, use the bib file location. This takes precedence over all other configured file directories."/>
         </tooltip>
-    </CheckBox>
+    </RadioButton>
     <Label styleClass="sectionHeader" text="%Autolink files"/>
     <RadioButton fx:id="autolinkFileStartsBibtex" text="%Autolink files with names starting with the citation key"
                  toggleGroup="$autolinkToggleGroup"/>
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/preferences/linkedfiles/LinkedFilesTab.java b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/preferences/linkedfiles/LinkedFilesTab.java
index 5340b38d222..584a7a4b09e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/preferences/linkedfiles/LinkedFilesTab.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/preferences/linkedfiles/LinkedFilesTab.java
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 import javafx.application.Platform;
 import javafx.fxml.FXML;
 import javafx.scene.control.Button;
-import javafx.scene.control.CheckBox;
 import javafx.scene.control.ComboBox;
 import javafx.scene.control.RadioButton;
 import javafx.scene.control.TextField;
@@ -24,7 +23,9 @@
 public class LinkedFilesTab extends AbstractPreferenceTabView<LinkedFilesTabViewModel> implements PreferencesTab {
 
     @FXML private TextField mainFileDirectory;
-    @FXML private CheckBox useBibLocationAsPrimary;
+    @FXML private RadioButton useMainFileDirectory;
+    @FXML private RadioButton useBibLocationAsPrimary;
+    @FXML private Button browseDirectory;
     @FXML private Button autolinkRegexHelp;
     @FXML private RadioButton autolinkFileStartsBibtex;
     @FXML private RadioButton autolinkFileExactBibtex;
@@ -51,7 +52,11 @@ public void initialize() {
         this.viewModel = new LinkedFilesTabViewModel(dialogService, preferencesService);
 
         mainFileDirectory.textProperty().bindBidirectional(viewModel.mainFileDirectoryProperty());
+        mainFileDirectory.disableProperty().bind(viewModel.useBibLocationAsPrimaryProperty());
+        browseDirectory.disableProperty().bind(viewModel.useBibLocationAsPrimaryProperty());
         useBibLocationAsPrimary.selectedProperty().bindBidirectional(viewModel.useBibLocationAsPrimaryProperty());
+        useMainFileDirectory.selectedProperty().bindBidirectional(viewModel.useMainFileDirectoryProperty());
+
         autolinkFileStartsBibtex.selectedProperty().bindBidirectional(viewModel.autolinkFileStartsBibtexProperty());
         autolinkFileExactBibtex.selectedProperty().bindBidirectional(viewModel.autolinkFileExactBibtexProperty());
         autolinkUseRegex.selectedProperty().bindBidirectional(viewModel.autolinkUseRegexProperty());
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/preferences/linkedfiles/LinkedFilesTabViewModel.java b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/preferences/linkedfiles/LinkedFilesTabViewModel.java
index f63e2b4ee07..6cbb466c211 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/preferences/linkedfiles/LinkedFilesTabViewModel.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/preferences/linkedfiles/LinkedFilesTabViewModel.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 public class LinkedFilesTabViewModel implements PreferenceTabViewModel {
 
     private final StringProperty mainFileDirectoryProperty = new SimpleStringProperty("");
+    private final BooleanProperty useMainFileDirectoryProperty = new SimpleBooleanProperty();
     private final BooleanProperty useBibLocationAsPrimaryProperty = new SimpleBooleanProperty();
     private final BooleanProperty autolinkFileStartsBibtexProperty = new SimpleBooleanProperty();
     private final BooleanProperty autolinkFileExactBibtexProperty = new SimpleBooleanProperty();
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ public LinkedFilesTabViewModel(DialogService dialogService, PreferencesService p
     public void setValues() {
         // External files preferences / Attached files preferences / File preferences
         mainFileDirectoryProperty.setValue(filePreferences.getFileDirectory().orElse(Path.of("")).toString());
+        useMainFileDirectoryProperty.setValue(!filePreferences.shouldStoreFilesRelativeToBibFile());
         useBibLocationAsPrimaryProperty.setValue(filePreferences.shouldStoreFilesRelativeToBibFile());
         fileNamePatternProperty.setValue(filePreferences.getFileNamePattern());
         fileDirectoryPatternProperty.setValue(filePreferences.getFileDirectoryPattern());
@@ -136,7 +138,6 @@ public void mainFileDirBrowse() {
     }
 
     // External file links
-
     public StringProperty mainFileDirectoryProperty() {
         return mainFileDirectoryProperty;
     }
@@ -172,5 +173,9 @@ public StringProperty fileNamePatternProperty() {
     public StringProperty fileDirectoryPatternProperty() {
         return fileDirectoryPatternProperty;
     }
+
+    public BooleanProperty useMainFileDirectoryProperty() {
+        return useMainFileDirectoryProperty;
+    }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/preferences/JabRefPreferences.java b/src/main/java/org/jabref/preferences/JabRefPreferences.java
index 81e59f129ed..c231f0dcbc4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/preferences/JabRefPreferences.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/preferences/JabRefPreferences.java
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ private JabRefPreferences() {
         defaults.put(SIZE_X, 1024);
         defaults.put(SIZE_Y, 768);
         defaults.put(WINDOW_MAXIMISED, Boolean.TRUE);
-        defaults.put(AUTO_RESIZE_MODE, Boolean.TRUE);
+        defaults.put(AUTO_RESIZE_MODE, Boolean.FALSE); // By default disable "Fit table horizontally on the screen"
         defaults.put(ENTRY_EDITOR_HEIGHT, 0.65);
         defaults.put(NAMES_AS_IS, Boolean.FALSE); // "Show names unchanged"
         defaults.put(NAMES_FIRST_LAST, Boolean.FALSE); // "Show 'Firstname Lastname'"
diff --git a/src/main/resources/l10n/JabRef_en.properties b/src/main/resources/l10n/JabRef_en.properties
index fda655ab985..e1a6c5c32af 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/l10n/JabRef_en.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/l10n/JabRef_en.properties
@@ -1062,6 +1062,7 @@ Style\ selection=Style selection
 No\ valid\ style\ file\ defined=No valid style file defined
 Choose\ pattern=Choose pattern
 Search\ and\ store\ files\ relative\ to\ library\ file\ location=Search and store files relative to library file location
+File\ directory=File directory
 Could\ not\ run\ the\ gnuclient/emacsclient\ program.\ Make\ sure\ you\ have\ the\ emacsclient/gnuclient\ program\ installed\ and\ available\ in\ the\ PATH.=Could not run the gnuclient/emacsclient program. Make sure you have the emacsclient/gnuclient program installed and available in the PATH.
 You\ must\ select\ either\ a\ valid\ style\ file,\ or\ use\ one\ of\ the\ default\ styles.=You must select either a valid style file, or use one of the default styles.
 
@@ -1160,7 +1161,7 @@ Removed\ all\ subgroups\ of\ group\ "%0".=Removed all subgroups of group "%0".
 To\ disable\ the\ memory\ stick\ mode\ rename\ or\ remove\ the\ jabref.xml\ file\ in\ the\ same\ folder\ as\ JabRef.=To disable the memory stick mode rename or remove the jabref.xml file in the same folder as JabRef.
 Unable\ to\ connect.\ One\ possible\ reason\ is\ that\ JabRef\ and\ OpenOffice/LibreOffice\ are\ not\ both\ running\ in\ either\ 32\ bit\ mode\ or\ 64\ bit\ mode.=Unable to connect. One possible reason is that JabRef and OpenOffice/LibreOffice are not both running in either 32 bit mode or 64 bit mode.
 Delimiter(s)=Delimiter(s)
-When\ downloading\ files,\ or\ moving\ linked\ files\ to\ the\ file\ directory,\ prefer\ the\ BIB\ file\ location\ rather\ than\ the\ file\ directory\ set\ above=When downloading files, or moving linked files to the file directory, prefer the BIB file location rather than the file directory set above
+When\ downloading\ files,\ or\ moving\ linked\ files\ to\ the\ file\ directory,\ use\ the\ bib\ file\ location.\ This\ takes\ precedence\ over\ all\ other\ configured\ file\ directories.=When downloading files, or moving linked files to the file directory, use the bib file location. This takes precedence over all other configured file directories.
 Your\ style\ file\ specifies\ the\ character\ format\ '%0',\ which\ is\ undefined\ in\ your\ current\ OpenOffice/LibreOffice\ document.=Your style file specifies the character format '%0', which is undefined in your current OpenOffice/LibreOffice document.
 Your\ style\ file\ specifies\ the\ paragraph\ format\ '%0',\ which\ is\ undefined\ in\ your\ current\ OpenOffice/LibreOffice\ document.=Your style file specifies the paragraph format '%0', which is undefined in your current OpenOffice/LibreOffice document.