Endnote and Dropbox: time for marriage counseling?

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I am an original user of Dropbox and a very long time user of EndNote.  Both are at the top of my list of most important apps in my professional life as an MD.  

When using/sharing EndNote libraries with yourself i.e.  other devices, or with colleagues, there are some caveats that must be followed for this to work easily and seamlessly.  Some of these you and others know for sure; some probably not. 

  1. Save the EndNote library e.g. name.enl as a compressed file e.g. name.enlx

  2. Send the enlx to a Dropbox folder you could simply name as ENDNOTE libraries. 

  3. Never open the enlx file within Dropbox.  In other words,  move that enlx shared file from the Dropbox folder to your desktop and open it there.  

  4. You should have no problems with the handshaking between Dropbox and EndNote.  

Stephen B. Strum, MD, FACP 

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