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