EndNote How To

[lateefah]

Hello

I have been using my endnote on my mac for a while now and today it suddenly stopped working. The library is not opening. I get an error message " 

The document “My EndNote Library.enl” could not be opened. " 

I have rebooted the computer but yet no difference.  It opens on the web but the  endnote link is still on  my word but when I go to insert citation it does not connect me to endnote 

Please help! I am in the middle of my thesis and need this resolves urgently.

Lateefah

[TMartin · Accepted solution]

The library you had been working with may have gotten damaged. Since you have your data in EndNote online you can go to File then New in EndNote and create a new library (Be sure to give it a unique name). You can then go to Tools and Sync. You will say OK to the warning message and then your data will be pulled down from the web to populate the new library.

In Word you should then be able to use Update Citations and Bibliography to be able to use the document with the New Library going forward.

[lateefah]

Thank you. It worked!

You are a star.

Lateefah

[mlees]

What if you do not have it backed up online (didnt even know this was possible)??

[TMartin]

You can try the following steps to Recover the Library:

https://support.clarivate.com/Endnote/s/article/EndNote-The-proper-process-for-recovering-library-fi...

If that fails then Please contact Technical Support directly

1-800-336-4474 option 4 then 1 or

https://support.clarivate.com/Endnote/s/technicalsupport?language=en_US