Archiving historic references

I have over 1000 references built up, but maybe only 400 of them are likely to be used on a regular basis going forward.

My question is, what principles should I follow to archive the 600? My thoughts are:

  1. Back up all 1000 references.

  2. Delete the 600 I’m not likely to need very often.

  3. Sync my Desktop with the online account which will then sync with my laptop.

All 3 systems (online, laptop, desktop) will then be synced with the 400 I require on a regular basis.

Would this work?

Thanks

You would end up with the desired results based on the steps you mentioned.

If you needed the 600 references again later, you could restore the backup and manually move over any you wanted to have in your library or even import the backup into the current library and discard duplicates to net the missing references.

You can find information on merging libraries in our Knowledge Base online:

https://support.clarivate.com/Endnote/s/article/EndNote-Merging-Libraries?language=en_US

Thanks Tony. Another question though.

The instructions say:

“(Optional) If you want to import only a subset of references from a library, first open that library and show only the references you wish to copy. For example, if the library says, “Showing 10 out of 200 references,” EndNote imports only 10 references. If the library you are importing is locked or in “Read-Only” mode, all references are imported regardless of what is currently showing.” and then

“Open the library into which you want to import the references”

So we can have multiple libraries open at the same time?

Regards

You can have more than one library open at a time and use the Window menu to allow you to switch between them or on Windows force them to show up side by side or one on top of the other.

To be honest, I wouldn’t try to maintain a library removing records you use less often.  Then you need to find them again when you unexpectedly need them.  It is far better to keep one library with all records you have used.  Furthermore, if you need to revise or rework something later, you will be frustrated if the current library no longer contains all the records you cited.  I have been using the same library for the over 25, probably 30 years (yes, that isn’t a typo) years, from the days when Endnote was DOS program!  

Thanks Leanne,

So you’ve never gone over the 2GB max for storage on the Endnote server?

Never had a problem. 

It is my understanding, there is an unlimited number of references in our library and an unlimited amount of storage for file attachments and figures. (since X7)

from my Endnote helpfile: 

Important Points to Know About the Sync Process Sync includes an unlimited number of references in your library and an unlimited amount of storage for file attachments and figures.