{"id":5396,"date":"2021-10-24T13:18:52","date_gmt":"2021-10-24T13:18:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=5396"},"modified":"2022-07-07T12:19:41","modified_gmt":"2022-07-07T12:19:41","password":"","slug":"how-to-export-and-import-contacts-in-roundcube","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/help\/how-to-export-and-import-contacts-in-roundcube\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Export and Import Contacts in RoundCube Webmail"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Searching for contacts can be a hassle. Now that we are living in a digital age, there\u2019s no need for you to keep bulky phone and address books by your side. Let us show you how to import and export your contacts so you can easily access them from your RoundCube webmail:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>HOW TO IMPORT CONTACTS IN ROUNDCUBE:<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>Log in to your cPanel webmail.<br \/><br \/>If you are routed to this page, click on <strong>Open<\/strong> to be directed to the Roundcube webmail inbox.<br \/><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"213\" class=\"wp-image-5397\" style=\"width: 600px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/10\/roundcube_import-contacts_webmail-home-open.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/10\/roundcube_import-contacts_webmail-home-open.png 1431w, https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/10\/roundcube_import-contacts_webmail-home-open-300x107.png 300w, https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/10\/roundcube_import-contacts_webmail-home-open-1024x364.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/10\/roundcube_import-contacts_webmail-home-open-768x273.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/li>\r\n<li>From the menu bar on the left, click on <strong>Contacts<\/strong>.<br \/><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"256\" class=\"wp-image-5399\" style=\"width: 720px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/10\/roundcube_import-contacts_webmail-home-contacts.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/10\/roundcube_import-contacts_webmail-home-contacts.png 1416w, https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/10\/roundcube_import-contacts_webmail-home-contacts-300x107.png 300w, https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/10\/roundcube_import-contacts_webmail-home-contacts-1024x364.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/10\/roundcube_import-contacts_webmail-home-contacts-768x273.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><br \/><br \/><\/li>\r\n<li>The rest of the screen will populate if you already have existing contacts saved in your webmail. Right now, the list is still currently empty. Click on <strong>Import<\/strong>.<br \/><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"235\" class=\"wp-image-5400\" style=\"width: 720px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/10\/roundcube_import-contacts_import.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/10\/roundcube_import-contacts_import.png 1414w, https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/10\/roundcube_import-contacts_import-300x98.png 300w, https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/10\/roundcube_import-contacts_import-1024x334.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/10\/roundcube_import-contacts_import-768x250.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><br \/><br \/><\/li>\r\n<li>From this screen, click on <strong>Browse<\/strong> to upload the vCard (VCF) file from your computer folders.<br \/><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"307\" class=\"wp-image-5401\" style=\"width: 720px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/10\/roundcube_import-contacts_browse-files-import.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/10\/roundcube_import-contacts_browse-files-import.png 1432w, https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/10\/roundcube_import-contacts_browse-files-import-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/10\/roundcube_import-contacts_browse-files-import-1024x436.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/10\/roundcube_import-contacts_browse-files-import-768x327.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><br \/><br \/>Once uploaded, click on <strong>Import<\/strong>.<br \/><br \/>If the file is not under the readable format (CSV data format), Roundcube may reject it and an error message will show on the bottom right:<br \/><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"70\" class=\"wp-image-5402\" style=\"width: 240px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/10\/roundcube_import-contacts_browse-files-import-failed.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/10\/roundcube_import-contacts_browse-files-import-failed.png 373w, https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/10\/roundcube_import-contacts_browse-files-import-failed-300x88.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><br \/><br \/><\/li>\r\n<li>If the import is successful, the pop-up screen will change to this:<br \/><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"313\" class=\"wp-image-5404\" style=\"width: 720px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/10\/roundcube_import-contacts_browse-files-import-successful-1.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/10\/roundcube_import-contacts_browse-files-import-successful-1.png 1431w, https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/10\/roundcube_import-contacts_browse-files-import-successful-1-300x130.png 300w, https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/10\/roundcube_import-contacts_browse-files-import-successful-1-1024x445.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/10\/roundcube_import-contacts_browse-files-import-successful-1-768x334.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><br \/><br \/>You can simply click on the <strong>X<\/strong> button at the corner right of the window, to go back to the main screen.<br \/><br \/>The uploaded contact will now be listed under your <em>Contacts<\/em>:<br \/><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"117\" class=\"wp-image-5398\" style=\"width: 720px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/10\/roundcube_import-contacts_contacts-list-addresses.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/10\/roundcube_import-contacts_contacts-list-addresses.png 1431w, https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/10\/roundcube_import-contacts_contacts-list-addresses-300x49.png 300w, https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/10\/roundcube_import-contacts_contacts-list-addresses-1024x167.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/10\/roundcube_import-contacts_contacts-list-addresses-768x125.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>HOW TO EXPORT CONTACTS FROM ROUNDCUBE:<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>From the last screen above, click on the contact you need to export:<br \/><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"117\" class=\"wp-image-5405\" style=\"width: 720px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/10\/roundcube_export-contacts_contacts-list-addresses-select.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/10\/roundcube_export-contacts_contacts-list-addresses-select.png 1431w, https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/10\/roundcube_export-contacts_contacts-list-addresses-select-300x49.png 300w, https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/10\/roundcube_export-contacts_contacts-list-addresses-select-1024x167.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/10\/roundcube_export-contacts_contacts-list-addresses-select-768x125.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><br \/><br \/><\/li>\r\n<li>The vCard information will load up, and from here, click on the dropdown for <strong>Export<\/strong>.<br \/><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"343\" class=\"wp-image-5406\" style=\"width: 720px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/10\/roundcube_export-contacts_select-contact-export.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/10\/roundcube_export-contacts_select-contact-export.png 1430w, https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/10\/roundcube_export-contacts_select-contact-export-300x143.png 300w, https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/10\/roundcube_export-contacts_select-contact-export-1024x488.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/10\/roundcube_export-contacts_select-contact-export-768x366.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><br \/><br \/>*<em>Clicking on the Export icon will convert all contacts to a VCF file. Clicking on the dropdown will allow you to select if you want to export all, or just the selected address.<\/em><br \/><br \/><\/li>\r\n<li>This will automatically prompt the vCard file to be downloaded directly to your computer (depending on your browser\u2019s selected downloads folder).<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Searching for contacts can be a hassle. Now that we are living in a digital age, there\u2019s no need for you to keep bulky phone and address books by your side. Let us show you how to import and export your contacts so you can easily access them from your RoundCube webmail: &nbsp; &nbsp; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"doc_category":[32],"doc_tag":[],"class_list":["post-5396","docs","type-docs","status-publish","hentry","doc_category-email-hosting"],"year_month":"2026-06","word_count":313,"total_views":0,"reactions":{"happy":0,"normal":0,"sad":0},"author_info":{"name":"syd123","author_nicename":"syd123","author_url":"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/author\/syd123\/"},"doc_category_info":[{"term_name":"Email Hosting","term_url":"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/help-category\/email-hosting\/"}],"doc_tag_info":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/5396","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/docs"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5396"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/5396\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7490,"href":"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/5396\/revisions\/7490"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5396"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"doc_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_category?post=5396"},{"taxonomy":"doc_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_tag?post=5396"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}