AddressBook (Apple)

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== Links ==
 
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* [https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6267917 Contacts (Address Book) Data Store Explained (discussion)]
 
* [https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6267917 Contacts (Address Book) Data Store Explained (discussion)]
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Latest revision as of 00:45, 3 August 2020

File Format
Name AddressBook (Apple)
Ontology
Extension(s) .abcddb, .abcddb-wal, .abcddb-shm, .aclcddb, .aclcddb-wal, .aclcddb-shm
Wikidata ID Q621217

Apple's AddressBook (also known as Contacts) is used in various MacOS and iOS versions as well as the iCloud system (which can sync with these). It is how contacts are stored for use in various Apple apps including phone, email, and texts.

The contact info is stored as vCards in the metadata folder. The pictures are stored as images. Everything is organized via a database, which is apparently in some variation of SQLite given the use of file extensions ending in -wal and -shm, something that database system uses for write-ahead logging.

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