Windows 10: What folder does People store contacts in & where is it located?

Discus and support What folder does People store contacts in & where is it located? in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; I've seen this question posed to MS Help several different times & in every instance, the question is ignored, not answered. Then the thread gets... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by timmyjscott, Oct 6, 2020.

  1. TIMMYJSCOTT
    timmyjscott Win User

    What folder does People store contacts in & where is it located?


    I've seen this question posed to MS Help several different times & in every instance, the question is ignored, not answered. Then the thread gets locked. These questions go back to 2016-2017 & have never been answered. I want to save my People contacts from an old computer to a new computer. It should be very straightforward like all other folders I can copy & paste to a new location. What is the actual location of the People contacts folder?
    Please?

    :)
     
    timmyjscott, Oct 6, 2020
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  2. ABREDT
    abredt Win User

    Outlook People Not in Contacts Folder

    Thanks.

    Can you tell me where the Contacts are stored?

    I also want to back up the Contacts.

    In Outlook, People I clicked to Export to a File. It lists Contacts and 2 folders under it with long numerical filenames. What are these folders?

    Thanks, cb
     
    abredt, Oct 6, 2020
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  3. BESTELLEN
    bestellen Win User
    Deleting contacts from Windows 10


    When you say Windows Mail Live are you referring to Mail app or Windows Live Mail?

    I suggest you to try the steps provided below and check if it helps.


    • Open Windows Live Mail.
    • Press Ctrl + 3 using your keyboard. Right-click on the contact to delete it if it is a single contact.
    • Highlight all contacts by pressing Ctrl + A.
    • Click Delete located on the Ribbon bar.
    • Click OK when you see the message These contacts will also be deleted from Hotmail, Messenger, and other Windows Live services.

    After following the steps above, all your contacts that you have manually added to your account will be deleted however, contacts coming from third-party sites such as Facebook will not be deleted unless you remove Facebook from your account.

    For Mail app:

    Open People app then delete the contact.

    Hope this helps in resolving the issue. If the issue persists, do get back to us. We will be happy to assist you.
     
    bestellen, Oct 6, 2020
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  4. NICRITE
    Nicrite Win User

    What folder does People store contacts in & where is it located?

    Vista Ultimate - 'User' Folder Location

    No tried that.

    Can copy the entire folder to D; but Windows still points to C as the location. Can change personal folders location to a folder on D;, but this still leaves hidden files etc on C;. Thus meaning there are 2 Users folders. Have managed to change the Public folder location to D;, with some registry tweaks, but this doesnt seem to work for the entire folder.

    any more suggestions
     
    Nicrite, Oct 6, 2020
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