Contacts.app skipping (or creating empty files for) some contacts on vCard export #

Issue

Some contacts would not export to vCard from Contacts.app, instead exhibiting the following behavior:

Resolution

Tested in macOS 12.6.1 Monterey and 13.2.1 Ventura with local (i.e., "On My Mac") contacts:

  1. Launch Automator.app

  2. Select "Workflow" and click "Choose"

  3. Select "Contacts" under "Library"

  4. Drag "Get Selected Contacts Items" into the workflow area at right and leave it set to the default "Get selected people"

  5. Drag "Export vCards" under that, select either "one vCard" or "individual vCard" from the "Export" dropdown menu, and select a destination in the "to:" dropdown menu

  6. In Contacts.app, select desired contacts to export

  7. In Automator, click Run

Exporting recalcitrant contacts with Automator

Notes

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History

/mac | Feb 19, 2023


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