Cannot Save a Style, Filter, or Connection File on Windows

You have edited a content file (a style, filter, or connection file), but when you try to save the file you cannot choose Save, but must choose Save As to save a copy.

The styles, filters, and connection files provided with EndNote are installed in the Styles, Filters, and Connections folders, which are typically located in the EndNote program folder:

C:\Program Files (x86)\EndNote2025\Styles
C:\Program Files (x86)\EndNote2025\Filters
C:\Program Files (x86)\EndNote2025\Connections

However, when you create a new file, or modify one of the installed files, the file is saved in one of your personal folders. This aligns with Windows security measures to protect the contents of the program folders. By default, your personal folders are set to:

Windows 10 and 11

C:\ Users\User Name\ Documents\EndNote\Styles
C:\ Users\User Name\ Documents\EndNote\Filters
C:\ Users\User Name\ Documents\EndNote\Connections

When you display a list of files in EndNote, the list is compiled from both folder locations: the installation folders found in the EndNote program folder, plus your personal folders. For more information about these folder locations, and how to change them, see Folder Locations Preferences.

To make a modified file available to other EndNote users:

1. Create the modified file and save it in your personal folder.
2. Place a copy of the file in a shared location, or email it to your colleagues.
3. Have the colleague double-click on the file to open it in EndNote, then use the File > Save As command to save a copy of the file to their personal folder. The advantage of putting the file in a personal folder is that it will not be removed if EndNote is uninstalled or overwritten if a style of the same name is installed by EndNote.