[HOWTO] Import contacts from Apple to /e/ cloud

First we need a so-called .vcf file, this file can be created using different techniques.

  1. On a Mac:
    Open contacts application, click “All Contacts” then go to File>Export. Save the file.
    contacts_apple

  2. On Windows/Linux
    Go to icloud.com login and click click “Contacts”
    Go to the lower left of the page and click select all:
    select-all
    Now click Export vCard:
    export-vcard

Now it wil ask to open or save the .vfc file, choose save:
save-file

Ok, now we have a .vcf file.

Next step is to import it on our /e/ drive. Go to your e drive login and click on “Contacts”.
Go to the lower left click on the gearwheel and choose import into:
import-into

Select your .vcf file as described above and click open:

Now the contacts will flow in:
flow-in

When you are logged in on your /e/ phone, the contacts will sync to your phone.

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Thank you I did it! Is there any similar process to import calendar, notes, and recordings (voice memos)? I’ve been serching for hours, and I found nothing.

I also received a new android phone after being an Apple iPhone user for 18 years and the pictorial instructions allowed me to easily follow along and transferred all my contacts without a hitch. Thank you for this execellent well documented instruction. The pics very helpful.

Now how do we do the same with the Calendar?