How to Export Eudora Address Book

If you're here, you probably know that Eudora does not have a simple "Export" command for their address book. What to do? In this How-To, learn how to export an address book from Eudora to another e-mail client using the .CSV file format.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

1. Go to Start > Control Panel > Folder Options > View > select the "View hidden files and folders" radio button. Untick the box next to "Hide extensions for known file types" as well.

2. Go to Search and type the following into the search bar: nndbase.txt - make sure it matches exactly. When the file appears, right click it copy it and then paste it in a different location - preferably the desktop. Double click on the text file to open it.

3. You will notice what looks to be code mingled with your address book contacts. Delete the code leaving just the e-mail address data separated by commas. Save this file with whatever name you want, just make sure to save it as .CSV for importing purposes.

4. Import the file you just created using the import feature of the mail client you are using.

Tips & Warnings

• If you are unable to locate the nndbase.txt file, there is a high probability that the file is corrupt or nonexistent. In this case, you may have to manually copy and past addresses from Eudora to your other mail client.