Groups Not Exporting In Contacts

Moving to a new Mac and starting fresh with fresh everything. I exported Contacts and they are there but the 2 dozen groups i created are not there.

What might i be doing wrong? Any way to put them in short of doing them all over again?

thank you in advance for any help.

iMac (M1, 2021)

Posted on Apr 10, 2023 10:49 AM

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Apr 19, 2023 9:01 AM in response to Chris Winkler1

Chris Winkler1,


Any contacts that are synced or grouped with any other account associated with previous device may not have exported properly. For instance if you're syncing any contacts with Google, those would not be a part of your iCloud export. Additionally, do you plan on using the same iCloud account on the new Mac? If so, you can just sign into the account rather than exporting them manually. Here's how: Set up iCloud for Contacts on all your devices - Apple Support


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Apr 11, 2023 3:41 PM in response to Chris Winkler1

Hey there Chris Winkler1,


Congrats on getting your new Mac! We'd like to help by learning more about what's happening, along with ruling out some possible causes:


  1. Do you have iCloud Contacts enabled in your Mac settings, and if you do, have you checked on the iCloud website to see if the groups you made in Contacts appear there? Here's the link just in case you needed it: iCloud
  2. If you don't have iCloud Contacts enabled, what method did you use to get your contacts to your new Mac?
  3. Sometimes unexpected behavior can be resolved with a restart. Check out the section ‘Restart your Mac' here: Shut down or restart your Mac
  4. Since you have a compatible Mac model, the latest version is macOS 13.3.1. You can verify this by clicking on the Apple logo at the top left corner of the screen, then on ‘About This Mac’. In case you needed it, this link shows how to first back up, then Update macOS on Mac.


Cheers!

Apr 19, 2023 10:15 AM in response to Lee_ms

HI Lee, my old computers has the groups. icloud is selected in System Prefs as is Keychain, iCloud drive, Calendars, Notes & Find my Mac and the contacts are there but not the groups.

Running 12.5.1 and finally ready to start using the new one.


So why do you think Contacts on desktop is not syncing the groups up to iCloud contacts?


Also why would they not export if i do it manually?


its taking forever to download 13.3.1 so still waiting on that but i doubt that upgade on new imac has anything to do with why its not sycing with iCloud. I look forward to anyone who can help me get them syncing.


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