They are probably at the start of the index. Please find and delete before saving the list.

 record(s) with empty name and address fields have been found.

The file is in use by another program.

Either split the file by "Marking Records" such as "A-K" and export the marked records or select categories to export.

 

Appending "_backup" to the file name made it too long.
A few letters have been removed but only in the backup file name.



Does it have more than 31 characters?

The list will not be saved as the following file name is bad.

Quit and lose the changes ?

The file or volume is locked. You have to unlock it to allow Address Book to save changes.



Cannot save the changes to


Folder(s) :- 

Load the current list every time Address Book is launched.
Drive :- 

You should select Revert from the File menu and reload the original list.

Click "Cancel" to continue the save.

One or more of the records are damaged.

Do you wish to return to the previous dialog and create one?

Clicking "No" will quit Address Book 


Address Book can not continue without a preferences file. 

Changes since the previous version have screwed up your envelope sender addresses.



Do you want to look for it ? 

"Yes" will bring up the "Get File" dialog so you can locate the "AdBk Prefs" file.
"No" will create a new file and use the default settings.

Can't locate the preferences file.
Do you want to look for it ?

Your existing Prefs file is not compatible. The default values will be set.

Can't locate the Address Book help file.

Can't find "AdBk DA Prefs" file. One will be created to hold your preferences. 

You will lose any edited changes since the list was opened or last time it was saved.
Any new records added will be intact.

Revert to the previous version of 

If you managed to open and have saved the list file in some other program, it longer has the correct Address Book format. Better find your backup list.

Sorry! The file you tried to load has the wrong data format. 

Once converted, it can not be used by version 2.x Address Books.
The old list will not be overwritten unless you do so in the next dialog.

Click "OK" to convert your version 2 list file to the new format.

System Error # 

Can't find the  

For some unknown reason, the number read was only 

If you have a list file, do you want to search for it.
The Address Book will remember where to look next time.

The search path stored does not lead to an Address Book list file.