
Choose the folder or drive where you want to save the Library. It will be a file with the extension.

Do not proceed unless you intend to break the link to the original account.”.ĩ. EndNote will then appear to authenticate and return the prompt: “ A Sync library can be linked to only one account. Go to the Library menu and click on Sync.Ĩ. Click Apply, followed by OK and exit the Preferences Window.ħ. Add this to the end of your E-Mail Address in the Sync preferences: #!resetLocalSync.įor example, if your email address is this to is case sensitive - #!resetLocalSync NOT #! resetlocalsync.Ħ. Delete all references and all groups from EndNote Web, with the exception of any Shared Groups that you may have.Ĥ.Go to EndNote 20>Preferences>Sync in EndNote Desktop.ĥ. Empty trash on both your Desktop and Web Libraryģ Log into your EndNote Web account. You need to use an empty Library that will be filled by the references from your Online library.ġ. Note: Do not use an existing Library on the 2nd computer. Then Sync and enter your online account details. Open a new empty Library on the 2nd computer, and give it a slightly different name to distinguish it from any copies of the existing (main) Library you may have worked on at that computer. Note: If you already have references in EndNote Online you should delete them before syncing, otherwise they will duplicate in your Desktop Library.Īfter you have synced for the first time, any changes you make to any references either on the Desktop or Web version will be made everywhere. Then click, followed by and register for EndNote Web or enter details for an existing EndNote Web account at:. Before syncing, you create a copy (or backup) of your library by saving a compressed Library. Choose File>Compress Library (.enlx) Only one Library can be used, so you need to make it your main Library. Use the cloud only to store compressed libraries as back-ups.

Note: Cloud storage such as Dropbox or Google Drive should not be used for the location of your main library. You can also sync across two or more computers.Īll references, attachments and groups (but not Group Sets, Smart Groups or Combination Groups) can be accessed using EndNote Online. EndNote 20 can be set up to automatically synchronize your EndNote Desktop and EndNote Web Library. For all subsequent syncs, the references should sync to the correct group (instead of Unfiled Groups).You can sync to other electronic devices (including an iPad) and access your EndNote Library anywhere. You will have to re-create any group sets you have.

If you delete references from one location of your library (EndNote or EndNote Online), this will delete those references from the other location during the next sync.Your EndNote Online account can only sync with one EndNote library per device, so it is best to have only one EndNote library that you organize by filing your references into groups.Keep this in mind as you name your groups. EndNote Online currently has no way to handle group sets.Therefore, if any references existed in both locations, you will have to delete duplicates. For your first sync, all references in both EndNote and EndNote Online will be moved in both directions.Other important details to note before using this feature:

To do this, go to File > Compressed Library (.enxl) in EndNote. If you link your EndNote Online account with your desktop EndNote library, the two libraries will mirror each other exactly.īefore you enable the sync feature in EndNote X7, it is very important to back up your existing EndNote library in case you encounter any issues during the sync process.
