Where does windows live mail store contacts

So, for a more generic way to save your contacts, I strongly recommend the export model rather than try to find the specific data files.

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Do this Subscribe to Confident Computing! The Mail app uses the People app for Windows 10 to store contact information. When you open a new message in Mail for Windows 10, start typing a contact's name or email address and Mail for Windows 10 will search the People app and display a list of suggestions for you to choose from. If the program can't find the right person, you can choose Search Directory.

If you add an Outlook. If you know the contact's name or email address, you can start typing the first few letters of their name or email address and Mail for Windows 10 will suggest matching contacts. Note: You can't remove contacts from the list of suggested contacts.

Choose a contact to add their email address to the To line of your email. If no match is found or the suggestions don't include the address you need, choose Search Directory. In the lower left corner of Windows 10, choose the Start button. Begin typing People , and in the left pane, when Windows suggests the People app, choose the app to open it.

Note: The contact name you choose must have a valid email address. When you are prompted to choose an email app, click Mail. Use the Export function instead, or best of all sign in in Windows Live Mail. Your contacts will then be automatically backed up online. Was this reply helpful? Yes No. Sorry this didn't help. Thanks for your feedback. If you want to delete a contact from Windows Live Mail contact list, please perform the steps below.

Note: You cannot delete the contact if it was from a social networking or connected services, like Facebook.

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