Yep. I missed the "containers" distinction in (your) original remarks. blush

If . ..

1. I go to ~/Library/Application Support/Address Book folder, I find in the METADATA folder all the addresses which I added manually .

However . . .

2. When I go to ~/Library/Containers/com.apple.AddressBook folder, the DATA folder only contains aliases, a Documents folder, and a Library folder. In that Library folder there is an Application Support folder which has an alias to ADDRESSBOOK buried within . . . which links me back to ~/Library/Application Support/Address Book. I would never have found that on my own in a million years.

Any-hoo . . . the METADATA folder I mentioned above has 71 addresses with the ROLODEX-type icon. (I didn't realize I had done so many manual entries! Guess I went into a trance mode during the process.) crazy

Thanks, Guys, for all the help. I will do that ARCHIVE thing that Artie mentioned.