# Google Contacts

Use Cases
* Lost access to Google Contacts due to account takeover or account shut down by Google
* Lost access to Google Contacts due to Google error or outage
* Lost access to Google Contacts due to lost password
* Data corruption
# Create Contacts Backup
1. Open Google Contacts (contacts.google.com)
2. Click on the **Export button** with an arrow pointing up out of a half box in the header row.
3. Select Export as **vCard**, then click **Export**
4. Find the VCF file that was automatically downloaded, usually in the Downloads folder, and rename it to `YYYY-MM-DD Contacts Backup.vcf`
5. Move the backup file to your network backup folder.