Import Your Gmail Contacts From A Csv File

Importing Gmail contacts from another account or restoring your contacts from a backup CSV (comma-separated value) file is easy. Here’s how.

• Navigate to Google Contacts.
• Select Import from the left panel.
• Press Select file and choose the google.csv file you want to import or restore.
• Click Import.
• In the process, Gmail automatically detects and merges duplicates email addresses, but not names. If a contact has been updated, Gmail adds the new information but doesn’t delete the old.
• If you change your mind, select Undo from the dialog box that appears.

You also can restore a previous state of your Gmail contacts from automatic Google backups.

Navigate to Google Contacts.

Select Import from the left panel.

Press Select file and choose the google.csv file you want to import or restore.

Click Import.

In the process, Gmail automatically detects and merges duplicates email addresses, but not names. If a contact has been updated, Gmail adds the new information but doesn’t delete the old.

If you change your mind, select Undo from the dialog box that appears.

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