To move your EndNote Library to another location, you need to first compress the original EndNote Library or Groups of the Library you want to move.
Step 1: Compress your EndNote Library file:
- Open the EndNote Library.
- Go to File and select Compressed Library (.enlx).
- In the dialogue box that appears, you can choose to either Create or Create & Email.
- Select whether to create With File Attachments or Without File attachments.
- Click Next (Windows) or OK (Mac) and save it at your desired location.
Step 2: Move the compressed file to the second computer:
- Option 1: Email the zip file to yourself.
- Option 2: Use cloud storage service such as OneDrive if the zip file is too big to email.
- Option 3: Transport the zip file using a flash drive.
Step 3: Restore the compressed library file:
- Option 1: Open the compressed EndNote Library (filename.enlx).
- Option 2: Double click the compressed EndNote Library (filename.enlx).
- This will extract the compressed library into a regular EndNote Library.
Note that: An EndNote Library is composed of .enl file and its associated .Data folder. The compressed library will contain both files and is good to back up your library or send a copy to yourself or share it with a colleague.
EndNote Syncing
You can sync one EndNote Library to be able to access your work across multiple locations. More information can be found in the EndNote guide.