Back up your EndNote Library
It is recommended that you backup your EndNote Library regularly, and before upgrading to a new version. A compressed library is easier to save, move or email and this is also the best way to back your library. Cloud storage such as Google Drive should not be used for the location of your main library. Use the cloud only to store compressed libraries as backups.
To Save a Compressed Library backup: (.enlx)
1. Open your EndNote Library
2. Go to the File menu >>>Compressed Library
3. Decide whether you want to include the attachments >> Click Next.
4. Name the .enlx file (give this backup a different name) and save it to the location where you store your backups. Put this backup away and leave it alone.
[example: MyEndNoteLibraryArchive12Mar20.enlx]
5. Return to your original EndNote Library (.enl) and keep working as before on the local drive.
The Compressed EN Library file can be emailed or stored on an external drive or cloud storage.
If at any stage you need to open an archived Compressed library, always move it back down to your local drive before opening.
