How to back up the Mac Address Book Data with OS X 10.5 or Later
Description: This article will assist in backing up the Mac Address Book in Mac OS X 10.5 or later. This will prepare the address book to be imported in to a new Mac computer.
- Click on Address Book on the Mac OS X Dock.
- After the Address Book application opens, click on the File tab on top.
- Select Export and then Address Book Archive.
- This will open the Save as dialog box.
- Click on the Arrow beside the Save As box to expand the options for saving and location for the saved archive.
- Name the file in the Save As field at the top and choose an easy to remember location to save the backup, then click Save in the bottom right.
- After saving the file, it can be added to a USB Jump drive or an External storage device for safe keeping.
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