Export / Import of contact groups?

[Carl Schwan]

Hi,

there are two ways:

- If it's a local contact resource, the contact groups are stored here:  ~/.local/share/contacts/*.ctg
- If it's a remote resources, the easiest way is to open akonadi console and then look at the raw payload of the contact group in the browser tab.

The format is a xml, not really sure where it came from but likely from an old service provider.

Cheers,
Carl
On Mon, Nov 17, 2025, at 1:27 PM, Markus Feilner wrote:
> Hi, 
>
> how can I export and import contact groups in Kadressbook from the local 
> adressbook ? I looked, but I am clueless. Ideally, I would love to sync a file 
> or file directory but that seems not a good idea...
>
> Any help or link appreciated! 
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