With the “Google Contacts” online service, the search engine giant has, for many years, been offering a free address book. On the one hand, it is available as a web application via contacts.google.com,and on the other, it is integrated as a standalone function in Google services, such as the email client Gmail or Google Workspace office products. If you have an active Google account, you can make use of the practical web service for storing contacts at any time. As long as you are logged in and have opened Google Contacts, you can add new contacts in just a few clicks, group them, view, change, or delete existing entries.
Another extremely useful feature is the option to export entries created in Google Contacts. In this way, you can (as in Gmail and Google Workspace) access the entire address book without web applications – regardless of which device you’re using. Furthermore, the exported contact data can then be integrated into diverse Gmail alternatives such as Outlook or Thunderbird. In the following paragraphs, we’ll show you how you can export your Google or Gmail contacts.
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Video conferencingMobile workingFile sharingExporting your Google address book or personal Gmail contacts can be quite practical for a number of reasons. Not only can you transfer the data to other mail programs, you can also keep the exported file as a fully-functional backup to your address book. So, for example, should you lose access to your Google account or unintentionally delete your data set, you’ll be able to retrieve the contacts at any time.
The quickest way to export data from Gmail Contacts is like this:
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When exporting Google Contacts, you’ll find different export formats and the option to export individual contacts.
First, you need to retrieve your Google contacts and log into the web service with the appropriate Google account. To do this, you have two different options:
If you’ve selected the web service, you’ll need to decide whether you would like to export the entire data set of Google contacts or only individual addresses to another location. The two options can be itemized in that you either specifically select which contacts you would like to export, or only export those contacts that have been provided with a shared label.
The quickest way to export your Google or Gmail contacts is to export the entire address book. To do this, no preparations are necessary. Just click the “Export” button on the left side menu in the Google Contacts web application. Select the desired export format for the following three options:
Once you’ve selected your desired export format, choose “Export,” select “Save Data” in the pop-up window, and then click “OK.” You’ll find the exported file in your device’s default download directory.
If you would like to export select contact data, you’ll need to perform an additional step. Before you start the process as described above, you must mark the desired address entries by checking off the respective boxes.
After you’ve selected the individual Google or Gmail contacts for export, proceed by:
If you have arranged your contacts into different groups using labels, you can also backup just one of your groups of contacts in an external file. To do this, simply select the corresponding label in the export window before clicking on “Export.”
The above instructions explain how you can export your Google contacts via the browser application. However, if you’re using the Google Contacts app on an Android device, you can save your archived address information in a separate file in your smartphone or tablet’s downloads folder. This is how it’s done:
In the Google Contacts app for Android, you will only have the option to export the contacts as a vCard (.vcf file).
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