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How to import Address Book from one mac to another

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data2insight

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Apr 6, 2010
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Hi,

I want to import the address book from my desktop to my laptop, both Mac Pros running snow leopard. I have a time machine backup from the desktop, but cannot figure out how to import the address book into the laptop address book.

Thanks in advance for your help,
Veronica
 
spinnerlys

spinnerlys

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Sep 7, 2008
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Go to your desktop computer (Mac Pro or iMac or Mac mini),
navigate to Macintosh HD / Users / YOU / Library / Application Support / AddressBook
and copy that AddressBook folder onto whatever storage device you use to transport files.

Go to your laptop
and navigate to Macintosh HD / Users / YOU / Library / Application Support /
and paste the AddressBook folder inside that Application Support folder.
You might need to confirm to replace the existing AddressBook folder with the AddressBook folder from the desktop.

Btw, a Mac Pro is not a laptop, a MacBook or MacBook Pro or a MacBook Air is a laptop.

http://www.apple.com/mac
 
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Thcia

macrumors newbie
Feb 5, 2013
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data2insight said:
Hi,

I want to import the address book from my desktop to my laptop, both Mac Pros running snow leopard. I have a time machine backup from the desktop, but cannot figure out how to import the address book into the laptop address book.

Thanks in advance for your help,
Veronica
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Go to "export" under file on your old mac, then "address book archive" and save to a usb stick or other file transferring hardware such as a cd rom, then transfer the media to your new mac, then drag and drop the file to your new address book. I transferred my contact info from OS X leopard to Mountain Lion on my new Mac this way, using a usb stick, and it was pretty easy.
 
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kgrant

macrumors newbie
Aug 31, 2014
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Thanks spinnerlys

Hi,

I needed to copy the address book data from my old G5 to my new iMac.

I tried both methods - using the archive did not work, I ended up with a blank address book.

However many thanks to spinnerlys!
Copying the AddressBook folder from one machine to the other worked:

Go to your [old computer] and navigate to Macintosh HD / Users / YOU / Library / Application Support / AddressBook and copy that AddressBook folder onto whatever storage device you use to transport files.

Go to your [new computer] and navigate to Macintosh HD / Users / YOU / Library / Application Support / and paste the AddressBook folder inside that Application Support folder. You might need to confirm to replace the existing AddressBook folder with the AddressBook folder from the desktop.
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gudrun45

macrumors newbie
Mar 2, 2005
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kgrant said:
Thanks spinnerlys

Hi,

I needed to copy the address book data from my old G5 to my new iMac.

I tried both methods - using the archive did not work, I ended up with a blank address book.

However many thanks to spinnerlys!
Copying the AddressBook folder from one machine to the other worked:
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[doublepost=1500583491][/doublepost]Using the archive gives me a blank address book also. So I tried the other way. Or tried to try but neither of my Macs have a folder named "Library" under "User" (me).
Now what?
 
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