{"id":3982,"date":"2025-05-29T15:06:54","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T20:06:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/needtoknow\/?p=3982"},"modified":"2025-06-04T13:49:52","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T18:49:52","slug":"learn-how-to-back-up-your-endnote-libraries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/needtoknow\/2025\/05\/29\/learn-how-to-back-up-your-endnote-libraries\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn how to back up your EndNote libraries"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n

by Riley Samuelson<\/strong><\/p>\n

Now is a great time to back up your EndNote libraries and keep those citations safe!<\/p>\n

There are a couple of options for easy backup, syncing with an online account and creating a compressed library.<\/p>\n

To set up an account for syncing (works with only one desktop library):<\/p>\n

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  1. Visit https:\/\/access.clarivate.com\/register?app=endnote<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. Go through the steps of registering for an account (after setup and syncing, you can use your online library at https:\/\/web.endnote.com\/login<\/a>)<\/li>\n
  3. After your account is created, open up the EndNote desktop application on your computer<\/li>\n
  4. Navigate to EndNote\u2019s preferences\/settings (Windows: Edit>Preferences; Mac: EndNote 21>Settings)<\/li>\n
  5. Open the \u2018Sync\u2019 section<\/li>\n
  6. Type in the credentials of your EndNote account<\/li>\n
  7. Click \u2018Enable Sync\u2019<\/li>\n
  8. Click \u2018OK,\u2019 let the syncing process, and you\u2019re set!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    To create a compressed library file:<\/p>\n

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    1. Open up the EndNote desktop application on your computer<\/li>\n
    2. Navigate with File>Compress Library<\/li>\n
    3. Choose your preferences; the default and most comprehensive option is to have \u2018Create\u2019, \u2018With File Attachments\u2019, and \u2018All References in Library\u2019 selected<\/li>\n
    4. Click \u2018Next\u2019<\/li>\n
    5. Choose where to save the compressed library (.enlx extension). It\u2019s safest to store it in a place that won\u2019t be affected if your computer runs into catastrophic issues, like an online storage folder (OneDrive), a network drive, or an external drive like a flash drive<\/li>\n
    6. Click \u2018Save,\u2019 let it process, and you\u2019re done!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      If you need help backing up your EndNote files or even using EndNote, please contact your Hardin Library for the Health Sciences librarian<\/a>.<\/p>\n

      If you want to get started using EndNote, you can also attend a workshop or request an individual session<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      by Riley Samuelson Now is a great time to back up your EndNote libraries and keep those citations safe! There are a couple of options for easy backup, syncing with an online account and creating a compressed library. To set up an account for syncing (works with only one desktop library): Visit https:\/\/access.clarivate.com\/register?app=endnote Go throughContinue reading “Learn how to back up your EndNote libraries”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":157,"featured_media":3984,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[110,65],"tags":[],"syndication":[37],"coauthors":[39],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/needtoknow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3982"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/needtoknow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/needtoknow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/needtoknow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/157"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/needtoknow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3982"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/needtoknow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3982\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3985,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/needtoknow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3982\/revisions\/3985"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/needtoknow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3984"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/needtoknow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3982"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/needtoknow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3982"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/needtoknow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3982"},{"taxonomy":"syndication","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/needtoknow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/syndication?post=3982"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/needtoknow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=3982"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}