

The Export Address Book dialog will open, and let you pick a file name, a location and a file format for your exported contacts.

Address Book Export Formats for ThunderbirdĪfter having selected the address book you would like to export, go (from Thunderbird's address book window) to Tools > Export. If you are planning on exporting your address books' contacts for another Thunderbird installation, look instead at the Backup and Restore tutorial, which shows you how to find your Thunderbird profile data. To export contacts from other address books, repeat the procedure outlined below for each address book. Thunderbird supports multiple address books: the export address book functionality will export the contacts from the selected address book.

Exporting Your Thunderbird Address Book ContactsĪs we saw in the Thunderbird Address Book tutorial, all your contacts are stored in one or more address books, accessible from the Address Book tool.
