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Thunderbird 128.4.2esr (64 bit) Import Address Books

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When I exported my Address Books from Thunderbird on my Windows 10 (64 bit) computer it saved them as a Home.ics file but there is no option to Import and .ics file on Thunderbird 128.4.2esr (64 bit) on my new Windows 11 computer. How do I Import my Address Books with an .ics file?

When I exported my Address Books from Thunderbird on my Windows 10 (64 bit) computer it saved them as a Home.ics file but there is no option to Import and .ics file on Thunderbird 128.4.2esr (64 bit) on my new Windows 11 computer. How do I Import my Address Books with an .ics file?
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click the addressbook in thunderbird. then highlight the addressbook itself. to its right are three dots. that is a dropdown menu and from there you can export in a variety of formats, such as csv, ldif.

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Address books don't export in ics format - calendars do. Export in LDIF format and then Tools/Import...

Thanks. But how do I export in LDIF file from my Windows 10 computer?

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click the addressbook in thunderbird. then highlight the addressbook itself. to its right are three dots. that is a dropdown menu and from there you can export in a variety of formats, such as csv, ldif.

Okay. Thanks. When exporting to a flash drive I had to click on the file type to get them to an Idif file which worked.