How to Break VCF Files into Multiple Smaller Parts?

Looking for a different way to break VCF files into multiple smaller parts? Yes? Then you can follow the end of the article to find out various techniques for splitting large VCF files. If you are facing the same problem as we discussed above, don’t worry. We bring you the latest smart solutions to implement programs.

The vCard file is used to store data/information including a person’s name, company name, phone number, email address, etc. This VCF file contains all the information in text file format and the contact details that are shared among the address books. There are some limitations due to the fact that the import function can only load individual contact information from a VCF file.

User Query:

User request: I need to split about 100 contacts in one vCard file because Outlook doesn’t support a single vCard file with multiple contacts. I tried to compress the files but nothing helps because the import function is limited to uploading a single file. I urgently need to import these files into my Outlook account without losing my contacts. Is there a solid enough solution to store data and share these files? Please recommend!

Automatic Solution to Break VCF Files into Multiple Smaller Parts

If you want a reliable way to keep your contact files safe, save data and make it a fast process, you can use the SysTools VCF Split & Merge Tool. This tool is capable to split multiple VCF files into individual contacts files and allows you to view contact files. If you have a break contact file that you want to separate from all, you can share it with the help of the features provided by this tool.  This software ensures that the contact information is saved even after the file is split. It also supports all vCard files created on different platforms. If you wish, you can choose to sort the VCF files by attribute. Let’s find out how this tool works to split vCard files.

• Efficiency of batch split VCF file without size limit
• VCF file separator allows users to add one file and multiple folders
• Provides date filter option to split selective vCard data from large files
• Works on MS Windows 11, 10, 8.1, 8, 7 and all versions below

Break VCF Contacts into Smaller Parts – Working Steps

In this section, we will present instructions for splitting VCF files. You just have to follow all the steps to go through the process. Let’s begin:

• Install and Download the utility on your system

• Click Add option to select file or folder

• Browse to the file location, click Open to add it in the software panel and wait for the tool to scan it

• Click the Export button if you want to split all files, or select Export Selected to split the selected files

• Check the Split vCard radio button and click Advanced Settings to select the vCard version to save the file

• Select the Browse tab to pick a destination location and press Export to start the procedure.

This is how you can easily break vCard files without losing data and time. Now, we will use manual method to do the same task. It is a simple task, but it takes time. You may experience some limitations, such as very time consuming, high risk of data loss, and you will need technical expertise to carry out this process. Also, there is no guarantee that the integrity of your data will remain intact.

If you don’t want to have problems with the manual method, we recommend sticking with the software. If not, see the section below to see how the manual solution works.

How to Break VCF Files into Multiple Smaller Parts – Manually

This solution is a two step process. The first step requires you to convert these files to Windows Contacts and then import the converted files into a single VCF file. Keep in mind that this will be a long and arduous process, and if you don’t want to cause data loss, follow each step carefully. Let’s get started.

Step 1 – Export VCF File to Windows Contacts

• Browse to C:\Users\%username%\Contacts and select the Import option
• The Import to Windows Contacts dialog will now appear. From there, select the vCard (VCF file) option and click Import
• After that, browse to the location to save the file from the “Select vCard file to import” box
• Select the file and click the OK button to split the vCard file
• You will then find the properties window open for each contact. If you want to change it, enter the details and press OK
• Now import these files into a single Contacts file.

Step 2 – Import the converted files into one VCF file

• Open Windows Contacts and click the Export button
• Press Ctrl key and select files one by one to select multiple files
• Now select the vCard (VCF folder or file) from the Windows Contacts Export dialog
• Click Export to share these files
• After that, select the destination location for the final result and press the OK button
• The vCard file splitting process is complete. As you can see, the process is long and time consuming.

Conclusion

In this article, we cover various techniques to break VCF Files into multiple smaller parts. We recommend users to use automated tools to divide large VCF files. Because it is a safe and reliable tool to split large VCF files in a very short time. Users can also choose the manual method, but we found that this method has some limitations.