Export / Import of contact groups?

[Markus Feilner]

Ahhhh and in the *ctg files there are references to adressbook entries 
("contactReference"). So only mail adresses that are NOT in the adressbook 
will show up here ("contactData"). That's why I did not find the entries when I 
was looking for them... 

Thanks! Hope copy and paste / sync of this directory will just work... 
will keep you updated...

However: 

# cat WARNING_README.txt 
Important Warning!!!

Don't create or copy vCards inside this folder manually, they are managed by 
the Akonadi framework!
#

So I guess I have to stop akonadi before pasting files in here ... or changing 
them? 


Am Montag, 17. November 2025, 14:16:54 Mitteleuropäische Normalzeit schrieb 
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!
> > 
> > Best Regards - Mit freundlichen Grüßen,
> > 
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Best Regards - Mit freundlichen Grüßen,

Markus Feilner, Feilner IT
- 20 years of open services -

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