Sometimes, when importing VCF into Google Contacts, you may receive an error message, such as “Gmail is temporarily unable to access your contacts”, “Can’t import contacts” or “Select a CSV or vCard file under 20 MB”. Getting access to this format is as easy as downloading a Google Contact &8220;template&8221; CSV file. Then all you need do is copy/paste your data into the correct columns and upload the updated CSV back into Google Contacts. From your Back Office When I wrote this article years ago, I encountered many perplexing error messages offering little help. Since then, Google has made the process a great deal more more robust. Many of the previous errors have been fixed. This is not to say the process is bulletproof; it depends on your vendor data source and data quality. The more fields in your contact list and Google Contacts have in common, the better your success rate.