I can't restore my address book from external backup. I have all the files in Library/ApplicationSupport/Addressbook. I have tried to move them into the machine hard dirve and restart, but that is not working. I have also tired to move two adressbook plist files from preferences and that did not help. Don't know what to do next.
Info:iMac, Mac OS X (10.5.8)
Address book on my iCloud has letter tabs down the side for quick searching names but the address book on my dock does not. How can I get them?
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Mac Book Pro, Mac OS X (10.5.2)
I've searched the forums but still can't find the answer I'm looking for. This morning, I tried something on my iPhone called MyPhone+ which syncs my contacts on my phone with my Facebook account. This was all well and good, until I realized that it overwrote all the address information. which then went to mobileme, and then overwrote everything on my mac. SO, I looked in Time Machine, and my address book is perfect as of 6:00 am this morning. I selected that point in time, and clicked the RESTORE button, but nothing changes. Is it not possible to restore the data in address book to a point in time from the Time Machine backups?
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I have tried the simple going back to where the last backup was and hiting restore, but nothing happens. I can i get them off iCloud if timemachine wont work? or have i truly lost them?
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.1)
My Address Book won't restore contacts from my address book archive (.abbu).I sync my address book with iCloud.A couple weeks ago Address Book told me there were some inconsistancies in my contacts.It said that 12 of my contacts were outdated; the "updated" versions that it presented were actually versions that were older by several weeks or months.I exported my correct contacts as a .abbu file.I also back up with Time Machine so I should have a good copy there. I deleted a "bad" contact from my Address Book, and then tried to import the .abbu file, the contact I deleted appeared for a second and then disappeared.I then deleted my entire Address Book.I tried again to import the .abbu file.All the contacts appeared for a second and then disappeared. This happen when iCloud was added in perferences and syncing and when it wasn't. Deleting the file AddressBook folder in ~/ApplicationSupport/ also didn't help.
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.2)
Tried to restore my address book (10.7.3), but I terribly failed. What files do I actually have to restore? Tried the all the metafiles (library) and both com.apple.addressbook.plist, but no success.
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PowerBook, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
I deleted some important contacts from my Address Book, which is synched with iCloud, recently.I restored my Address Book from a Time Machine back up which had the important addresses still included.But every time I open Address Book on my MacBook, it tries to synch with iCould, which is missing the contacts and therefore immediately deletes them.I have turned iClound sync off in my System Preferences, but because the Address Book Time Machine backup I am trying to restore from has iCloud 'enabled' in the Address Book preferences, every time I open it, it resets my System Preferences back to syncing Address Book with iCloud and it deletes the contacts I am trying to restore upon the application start up.How do I actually restore Address Book from a Time Machine back up and keep iCloud from overwriting that?
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MacBook, Mac OS X (10.7.4)
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
Accidentally deleted address book and I don't have an install dvd/cd. I looked at others' answers and all I got was that you have to have the install disc. Are there any ways for me to restore my address book running mac os x 10.6.8 btw.
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MacBook (13-inch Mid 2009), Mac OS X (10.6.8)
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Address-book doesnt work after update from Snow Lepard to Lion 10.7.3 PB says your address-book is 5.0.3. PB says You have adressbook 10.5.3, yes, but now?
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
How do I transfer my existing Address book to an iCloud address book without typing them all out again?
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MacBook2.1, Mac OS X (10.5.8)
Migrate an address book from a snow leopard iMac to a Lion MacBook pro
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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iOS 5.0.1
I'm trying to edit my contacts in Address Book and all of the edit features are grayed out. New to the MAC world...kind of lost about fixing this problem.
Info:iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
I am setting up Constant Contact to do email newsletters for my business. How can I export my groups from my Mac Addresses? CC suggested Address Exporter, but my iMac says can't use because PC Power apps are no longer supported
Info:iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2011), Mac OS X (10.7.2), Also using iPad 2 and iPhone 4S
I have an iMac OS X (10.6.8). In MAIL, is there a simple way to save the Cc: addresses, in a received message, to my Address Book? In other words, the option "Add Sender To Address Book" is readily available, but is there a similar option for saving Cc: addresses, such as "Add A Cc: Recipient To Address Book", or "Add All Cc: Recipients To Address Book"?
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iMac
I have one of my co-workers that is leaving is there a way that I can take their address book expport in abbu and import it in to my address book under its own group with out losing any of my data?
Info:iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.2)
I have recently updated to iCloud - after trying for months and months to clear problems and more problems with my last year update to Lion..After my recent update to iCloud, several of my groups in the Address Book were duplicated. In the iPhone and iPad I cannot find any editing option for groups. But also in the computer, when I highlight the group and go to the Edit menu the option for deleting a group is gray and cannot be applied.Â
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.2)
My mail and address book (contacts) were working fine, but now Mail does not recognize the address book. It is still there, but Mail says it is invalid.
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