There is no "contacts file".
Each individual contact is in its own file. So, for example, a contact
named Joe Smith is in a file name 'Joe Smith.contact'. All the
contacts are stored in the Contacts folder.
--
Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)
"skibuz" <skibuz@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:E6901D95-64EC-47A2-B73C-9651A0D94584@xxxxxx
Quote:
> Thank you Gary,
> I created a new folder under C:\users\{username}\contacts and moved the
> contacts file over to it. Could you please clarify that what is needed is a
> FOLDER named contacts with the contacts file underneath it? Or is
> C:\users\{username}\contacts Is the contacts the filename? I have tried both
> ways and have not been successful. The system keeps changing things! Sorry
> to be so dense. I've been looking at this a long time.
> thank you
>
> "Gary VanderMolen" wrote:
> Quote:
>> In order for Windows Mail to be able to use your contacts, they must be
>> in the folder C:\Users\{username}\Contacts\ .
>>
>> --
>> Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)
>>
>>
>> "skibuz" <skibuz@xxxxxx> wrote in message news
9EA5C5D-3151-499F-978E-A1D05EA972A9@xxxxxx Quote:
>> >
>> > I was reading another thread on What folder contains the Contacts in Vista
>> > Mail? The answer was:
>> > C:\users\{username}\contacts
>> >
>> > MY contacts file is in:
>> > C:\users\{username}\cookies\contacts
>> > Could that be contributing to my problem???
>> >
>> > Thank you!
>> >
>> > "skibuz" wrote:
>> >
>> >> My Contact list in my Vista Mail has disappeared. I would like to recover it
>> >> if possible. I have a 3 week old Acronis True Image Home 11.0 on an external
>> >> hard drive. The 'Contacts' folder in the back ups is empty. I have Microsoft
>> >> Office 2007 installed but use Vista Mail. My last Microsoft update was
>> >> 9/10/08. My Vista Mail worked just fine as of 2:00pm September 30 ~ then it
>> >> vanished. I have imported a very old Outlook Express Address Book from my
>> >> desktop, but it is 6 months old and very outdated. I also did a Windows back
>> >> up on the same date, but the 'Contacts' folder in that backup is empty as
>> >> well. I'm stumped!
>> >> Can anyone help? I see an outlook.pst file, but couldn't open it. There is
>> >> an address book in Outlook, but it is very outdated as well.
>> >> Thank you!
>>