How to import Address Book from one mac to another

[data2insight]

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]

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

 

[Thcia]

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

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.

 

[kgrant]

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.

 

[gudrun45]

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:

[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?