Where is the Contacts data file kept?

After installing Sierra, my husband's iMac lost his Contacts. Does anyone know where the data file is hiding?

iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2013), macOS Sierra (10.12), 8gb

Posted on Nov 18, 2016 1:27 PM

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Barney-15E

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Nov 19, 2016 6:04 PM in response to DarleenMB

Looking at your screen shot, delete everything above the Images folder.

The, open Contacts and see if the contacts reappear.

DarleenMB Author

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Nov 20, 2016 8:07 AM in response to Barney-15E

In a word, nope.

DarleenMB Author

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Nov 20, 2016 11:38 AM in response to Barney-15E

I'll try this. And yes I'm absolutely positive his computer is not attached to my iCloud account. And he doesn't even know what the cloud is so ...

DarleenMB Author

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Dec 10, 2016 6:21 AM in response to Barney-15E

I finally tried this. Still nothing. I don't understand why the Address book cannot find the contacts as the data is obviously all there.

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Where is the Contacts data file kept?