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How do I mport email contacts from gmail in Thunderbird 52.2.1 (32-bit)

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MikeLP
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I tried to import my contacts but I got to a screen that said to use up and down to match the correct items in the left and right side but I was not able to move them as needed.

I tried to import my contacts but I got to a screen that said to use up and down to match the correct items in the left and right side but I was not able to move them as needed.

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sfhowes
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It's easier if you export contacts from Gmail as a vCard (vcf) file, then import to TB from Tools/Import...Address Books...vCard file... select contacts.vcf.

If you want to synchronize Gmail contacts with a TB address book:

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/thunderbird/addon/gcontactsync/