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1.0 - Authored on 2017-03-13 by John Kelly

Issue

How do I move my existing contacts from my Student Gmail account to my Alumni account?

Context

Google Contacts 

Resolution

  1. Sign into your Student account.
  2. Go to your Contacts.
  3. On the left, select the contacts you would like to export: Contacts, Frequent, Other contacts.
  4. At the top right, click the export sign .
  5. Make sure the contacts you would like export and Google CSV format are selected.
  6. Click Export.
  7. The file will typically download to your Downloads folder, unless you have your default set to another location.
  8. Sign into your Alumni account.
  9. Go to your Contacts.
  10. On the left, click Import... 
  11. Click Choose File.
  12. Select the file that you downloaded from your student account.
  13. Click Import.
  14. When it's done, Gmail will display the number of contacts imported.
  15. If there are duplicate contacts, you will be given the option to Find & Merge duplicates.