EndNote Sync is the only suggested synchronization method for EndNote references.

References in EndNote libraries can be synchronized between desktop and laptop computers, the online library, and an iPad using EndNote Sync.

Uninstall your previous version of EndNote before installing a new version.

EndNote libraries cannot be stored in SharePoint.

Syncing folders corrupt EndNote libraries over time.

EndNote libraries should never be stored in cloud-syncing folders such as DropBox, OneDrive, Box, SugarSync, etc.

The original library should remain on the owner's computer.

If needed for sharing purposes, a copy of an EndNote library can be placed in a read-only folder on a network drive for multiple users to access.

Storing and editing libraries on a network drive can lead to corruption and performance issues.

EndNote libraries should be kept on your computer's hard drive.

These two parts must be kept together, both are needed for the library to work correctly.

EndNote libraries are made up of two parts: the.

Use the File>Compressed Library command to make backups of your libraries.

However, it is possible to put an EndNote library on a portable hard drive (NOT a flash drive!) and use it with multiple computers.

Storing EndNote libraries in cloud-syncing folders such as OneDrive, Box, iCloud, etc., or keeping read-write EndNote libraries on network drives or flash drives, can all corrupt EndNote libraries.

However, you will not be able to sync or share this second library.

If there are references you do not want to share, perhaps because of confidentiality issues, you can create a second library for these and organize them by groups, as well.

It is best to use only one library if you want all your references available on all your computers, online, and on your iPad, then use groups to organize the library into categories.

Although you can create as many EndNote libraries as you want, you can only sync and share one of them.

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