How to back up address book?

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irchamandy

i had a scare with entourage and thought i was going to lose my entire
address book. i would like to back it up on a regular basis but i
don't know what the file is called or where it is.

thank you
 
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Diane Ross

i had a scare with entourage and thought i was going to lose my entire
address book. i would like to back it up on a regular basis but i
don't know what the file is called or where it is.
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Under File --> Export you can select to export your contacts as a tab
delimited file or as an Entourage archive (.rge).

I have an Automator workflow that works with iCal to do this for me
automatically.

Entourage 2008 and Automator in Leopard

Export Entourage Contacts
Save as (type name)
Where (select destination)

Save as plugin in iCal. Set time on how often you want to repeat.
 
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irchamandy

everything after the first instruction was over my head, lol, but the
first part solved my problem. thank you!
 
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Barry Wainwright

i had a scare with entourage and thought i was going to lose my entire
address book. i would like to back it up on a regular basis but i
don't know what the file is called or where it is.

thank you
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You could turn on sync services for contacts (in the entourage prefs), then
the contacts will be backed up to Apple's Address Book.app and (if you have
an account) to dot mac as well.

--
Barry Wainwright
Microsoft MVP (see <http://www.microsoft.com/mvp/> for details)
Visit the Entourage User¹s Weblog for Hints, tips and troubleshooting
information:
http://www.barryw.net/weblog/
 
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