Contacts deleting themselves every time I close the App
My list of contacts are currently stored on the iCloud and I want to get a copy saved on my MacBook Pro - Mojave 10.14.6.
I've exported a copy of the Contacts List from the Contacts App. File > Contacts > Export > Contacts Archive which is saved to the Desktop.
I then remove the Contacts tick in iCloud on my MacBook to stop the Mac syncing Contacts with the Mac which removes all of the contacts in the Contacts App.
Then I import the Contact List that I exported and saved to the desktop. File > Import
The Contacts App then shows all of the names of the contacts that were saved in my iCloud account as planned.
However the problem is as soon as I close the Contacts App and re-open it, all of the contacts are deleted. (the option to sync contacts on the Mac with the cloud is still un ticked)
Any ideas would be much appreciated.
(I have tried to keep a copy of the Contacts on my Mac by signing out of iCloud and ticking the box to keep a copy of the contacts on my Mac when I sign out. Despite ticking the option to keep a copy of my contacts on the Mac the contact list is still deleted and despite reaching for it I can't find a copy of it anywhere)
MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.14