{"id":819,"date":"2013-03-04T21:01:21","date_gmt":"2013-03-04T21:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/2013\/03\/04\/export-contact-list\/"},"modified":"2021-08-16T23:19:59","modified_gmt":"2021-08-17T03:19:59","slug":"export-contact-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/email\/export-contact-list\/","title":{"rendered":"How to export contacts in the Roundcube email client"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When working with email clients, you may want to back up your contact list for safe keeping or possible migration. This article demonstrates how to <strong>export contacts in the Roundcube email client<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2>Exporting contacts in Roundcube<\/h2>\n<ol class=\"article_list\">\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/email\/roundcube-login\/\">Log into your RoundCube email client<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/edu_email_roundcube_contact-export_selecting-address-book.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"443\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/edu_email_roundcube_contact-export_selecting-address-book.png\" class=\"optimized-lcp-image\" alt=\"select address book menu option\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/edu_email_roundcube_contact-export_selecting-address-book.png 443w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/edu_email_roundcube_contact-export_selecting-address-book-300x190.png 300w\"><\/a>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<p>Once inside the RoundCube client, click on the <b>Address Book <\/b>icon from the top menu. <\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/edu_email_roundcube_contact-export_export.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"export\" class=\"std_ss\" height=\"285\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/edu_email_roundcube_contact-export_export.png\" style=\"margin: 0px 0px 15px 15px; max-width: 200px; float: right;\" width=\"527\"><\/a>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<p>Click the <em>Addres Book<\/em> you want to export, then click the <b>Export <\/b>button located in the upper left of the screen. <\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/edu_email_roundcube_contact-export_saving-contacts.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"save contacts to local machine\" class=\"std_ss\" height=\"151\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/edu_email_roundcube_contact-export_saving-contacts.png\" style=\"margin: 0px 0px 15px 15px; max-width: 200px; float: right;\" width=\"200\"><\/a>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<p>You will receive a popup window asking to save the file to your computer. Ensure the <b>Save File<\/b> option is selected and click the <b>OK <\/b>button. This will save the file to your local machine. <\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When working with email clients, you may want to back up your contact list for safe keeping or possible migration. This article demonstrates how to export contacts in the Roundcube email client. Exporting contacts in Roundcube Log into your RoundCube email client. 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