{"id":564,"date":"2011-10-11T21:30:37","date_gmt":"2011-10-12T03:30:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mycomputerninja.com\/?p=564"},"modified":"2011-10-11T21:30:37","modified_gmt":"2011-10-12T03:30:37","slug":"how-to-convert-a-dbk-file-to-a-vcard-vcf-file","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mycomputerninja.com\/?p=564","title":{"rendered":"How to convert a .dbk file to a vCard .vcf file"},"content":{"rendered":"

Recently I obtained a new cellphone and had a major issue trying to export my existing contacts to the new phone. I was left with a .dbk file which apparently is not very common and a rather strange file type. I just wanted to convert it to a .csv or a vCard file so I could import it where I needed the contact list to go. Since it took me a while to figure out how to do this, with much internet searching and false leads, I decided to write up the process I used to succesfully convert the file to a .vcf file:<\/p>\n

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  1. Rename the .dbk file to a .zip file\n
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    1. for example, I had a test.dbk file, which I renamed to test.zip<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
    2. unzip the zip file<\/li>\n
    3. within the unzipped folder, you will likely find several files, one of which will be a contacts.vcf<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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      Recently I obtained a new cellphone and had a major issue trying to export my existing contacts to the new phone. I was left with a .dbk file which apparently is not very common and a rather strange file type. I just wanted to convert it to a .csv or a vCard file so I could import it where I needed the contact list to go. Since it took me a while to figure out how to do this, with…<\/p>\n

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