Email, Messaging, & Video Calls > Email Import Your Gmail Contacts From a CSV File Sync multiple address books or migrate contacts By Heinz Tschabitscher Heinz Tschabitscher Writer University of Vienna A former freelance contributor who has reviewed hundreds of email programs and services since 1997. lifewire's editorial guidelines Updated on March 20, 2021 Tweet Share Email Tweet Share Email Email Gmail Yahoo! Mail Importing Gmail contacts from another account or restoring your contacts from a backup CSV (comma-separated value) file is easy. Here's how. You also can restore a previous state of your Gmail contacts from automatic Google backups. Navigate to Google Contacts. Select Import from the left panel. Press Select file and choose the google.csv file you want to import or restore. Click Import. In the process, Gmail automatically detects and merges duplicates email addresses, but not names. If a contact has been updated, Gmail adds the new information but doesn't delete the old. If you change your mind, select Undo from the dialog box that appears. Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know! Get the Latest Tech News Delivered Every Day Subscribe Tell us why! Other Not enough details Hard to understand Submit