I am just posting this, if someone is interested in it…I recently had to change computers and the new computer required all my data to be in a specific folder that was different than my old computer’s data folder. Consequently, all my absolute links to pdf reference files did not work but I was able to fix it in bulk.
For the purpose of demonstration: My old computer’s data file directory was C:\Olddata and my new computer’s directry is C:\Newdata.
Open your EndNote (I have version X9) library that you want do fix. Select File>Export>Save as type: XML; uncheck Export Selected References; select a temporary location; Save the file.
Close the library in EndNote
Open the temporary location. Right-click on the exported .XML file and open with NotePad.
Replace> All> C:\Olddata with C:\Newdata
Save file (it will automatically saved as a .txt file)
Return to EndNote.
Create a new blank library by File>New>Give in name and a desired location
Select File>Import>File…> Select your import file (the .txt file); Import Option: EndNote generated XML; Import the file
The new library is filled with the references from the old library with updated absolute links. All our reference fields are transfered.