Export Palm Desktop 4.1.4 Address Book to Gmail

No need for two posts on the same topic.

Do the export again in Palm Desktop, and pay attention to where they are going.  It should show the directory where they are going to be saved.  If you still can't find them, do a "Find files" on your PC and search for .aba
What version of Palm Desktop are you using?
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