I've just noted there is a log file - which says " 2016-04-04 preparing merger with 508 users, 48 groups Download from https://(name)@p46-contacts.icloud.com/(a long number)/carddavehome/card/ Summary ( says local people 508 , local group 48 etc.., UPLOAD to https://(name)@p46-contacts.icloud.com/(a long number)/carddavehome/card/ MIGRATION COMPLETED"
So I opened up iCloud via browser and their in contacts is 1018 contacts consisting of 8 copies of each contact! Hmm So I went contacts>accounts>which opened up iCloud settings , ticked contacts- synced to contacts app. Oh well - problem resolved! Chow Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: > From: gary dorn <gd...@me.com> > Date: 14 June 2016 at 12:12:40 PM AWST > To: Wamug <wamug@wamug.org.au> > Subject: Fwd: Contacts after upgrade to elcapitan > Reply-To: wamug@wamug.org.au > > I've found a folder > Librar>application support>addressBook>Sources>DFDAD945-........,>Metadata > Which contains say 100 files called ..../ABPerson.avcdp > > Quick view indicates a addressBook file ( there is an option showing - add to > contacts- ) > > Ought I do that , or is there a better way > Chow > > Sent from my iPhone > > Begin forwarded message: > >> From: gary dorn <gd...@me.com> >> Date: 14 June 2016 at 12:00:01 PM AWST >> To: wamug@wamug.org.au >> Subject: Re: Contacts after upgrade to elcapitan >> Reply-To: wamug@wamug.org.au >> >> Sorry I ought to have said they went from 10.5 to 10.6 then to 10.11. - all >> with no backup - crazy >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On 14 Jun 2016, at 11:53 AM, Ronni Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Gary, >>> >>> You can't upgrade from Leopard 10.5.7 to El Capitan 10.11.5! >>> >>> You need to be running at least OS X 10.6.8 Snow Leopard, as you will need >>> access to the Mac App Store in order to download the update before >>> installing (if you are running a version of OS X that predates Snow Leopard >>> find out here: >>> >>> Upgrading from OS X Leopard >>> If you’re running Leopard and would like to upgrade to OS X El Capitan, >>> first you’ll need to upgrade to OS X Snow Leopard. You can purchase OS X >>> Snow Leopard here. >>> >>> <http://www.apple.com/au/shop/product/MC573Z/A/mac-os-x-106-snow-leopard> >>> $30.99 >>> <http://www.apple.com/au/osx/how-to-upgrade/> >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Ronni >>> >>> 13-inch MacBook Air (April 2014) >>> 1.7GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost to 3.3GHz >>> 8GB 1600MHz LPDDR3 SDRAM >>> 512GB PCIe-based Flash Storage >>> >>> El Capitan OS X 10.11.5 >>> >>>> On 14 Jun 2016, at 11:04 AM, gary dorn <gd...@me.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Howdy >>>> My folks have upgrade an iMac from 10.5.7 to elcapitan >>>> >>>> There was no backup nor syncing to iCloud before hand. >>>> >>>> How do we restore contacts / address book data. >>>> >>>> I've found >>>> Users>library>application support> address book >>>> >>>> But don't know how to get elcapitan contacts to read the old data >>>> >>>> Can anyone please recommend a procedure >>>> Thanks >>>> Gary dorn >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> >>> >>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>> Settings & Unsubscribe - >>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Settings & Unsubscribe - >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
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