Re-enable Contacts in the iCloud preference pane, if you disabled it. If you took Step 2, then from the menu bar, selectĪnd import from the file you exported.
Move the selected folder to the Desktop, leaving the window open for now.Ĥ. ~/Library/Application Support/AddressBookįrom the menu bar, paste into the box that opens (command-V), and press return.Ī Finder window will open with a folder selected. Triple-click the text on the line below to select it, then copy it to the Clipboard (command-C): Save the exported contacts to the Desktop.ģ. If that group doesn't exist or is empty, skip this step. From the list of groups on the left side of the Contacts window, select All On My Mac. Press return to confirm, or click Keep on Mac in the dialog that opens.Ģ. If you use iCloud, uncheck the box marked Contacts in the iCloud preference pane. The error message is not going away until the aplication is being closed.ġ. For instance, I have a contact in the address book that I need to change his picture and when I try to do that, for some reason, the server where the pics were stored appears as unavailble. IMac is trying to connect to a server that no longer exist on my network - I am looking for a solution to stop the error messages showing up. IMac is trying to connect to a server that no longer exist on my network.