Can I copy my contact/address book to an external drive in case of a computer breakdown

I want to make a backup of my contact/address book to an external drive in case my computer gets hacked or power surge. I've gone through the power surge once and lost everything.

Open the Address book window, select an address book folder and then Tools-Export, name the file, select the file type and the save location.

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