Download Contacts From Iphone To Mac

This way the contacts are in a standard / text format as opposed to the internal storage form for iOS or OS X contacts app. To get started in syncing Contacts between iTunes and an iOS device, get your USB cable and open iTunes. From there - type sync contacts into the help menu search field and iTunes help will walk you through the setup. Sync contacts from iPhone to Mac with iCloud. One of the easiest ways to sync contacts from your iPhone to your Mac is by using iCloud. The best part of iCloud is that not only will it make sure all your data is correct, but it also keeps updating your address book as you add new contacts or edit existing ones.

Applies To: iPhone and iPad in iOS 11

By syncing all your iPhone contacts to iCloud, you can not only sync your contacts across your devices easily but also make a backup of your iPhone contacts in iCloud storage to avoid complete data loss. The advantage of saving your iPhone contacts to iCloud is that the way to make it is quite easy. While the disadvantage is that you may encounter problems like iPhone contacts not syncing to iCloud, which occurs quite often according to some iPhone users. That's why the method to back up iPhone contacts to PC is also provided as an alternative way for you to move your iPhone contacts elsewhere. Read on to get the details.

Part 1: How to move iPhone contacts to iCloud

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Before you transfer your iPhone contacts to iCloud, there are some preparations you need to make.

  • Make sure there is enough iCloud storage available. (If not, you can learn how to free up space on iCloud or buy more iCloud space from Apple.)
  • Make sure your iPhone is connected to a stable and reliable Wi-Fi network.

Then follow the steps below to back up iPhone contacts to iCloud.

Step 1: Open Settings App on your iPhone in iOS 11.

Step 2: Tap on [your name] > iCloud.

Step 3: Toggle on Contacts and choose Merge to merge all your iPhone contacts existing on your iPhone with the contacts saved in iCloud.

With the simple steps above, you can move your iPhone contacts to iCloud within minutes. With your iPhone contacts saved in iCloud, you can visit iCloud.com to access and view the items or sync the contacts back to your iDevice by downloading iCloud contacts to iPhone.

Part 2: How to back up iPhone contacts to PC

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If iCloud is not working on your devices and you still want to make a copy of your iPhone contacts elsewhere, you can use EaseUS MobiMover, the software for iOS data transfer and file management, to transfer iPhone contacts to PC. With MobiMover installed on your PC running Windows 7 or later, you can transfer files between iOS devices (iPhone/iPad in iOS 8 or later) or between iOS device and computer with ease.

What can MobiMover transfer or manage for you:

Photos: Camera Roll, Photo Library, Photo Stream, Photo Videos

Videos: Movies, TV shows, Music Videos

Audios: Music, Ringtones, Voice Memos, Audiobooks, Playlists

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Others: Contacts, Notes, Messages, Voice Mails, Books, and Safari Bookmarks

Unlike using iCloud, you don't need to buy storage or connect to a network to get things done while using MobiMover. With MobiMover to copy your iPhone contacts to PC, you can also sync the contacts back to your iDevice by transferring contacts from PC to iPhone. Sounds great, right? Follow the steps below to have a try.

Step 1. Connect your iPhone your PC with a USB cable, launch EaseUS MobiMover, then unlock your iDevice and click 'Trust' in the prompt. To back up your iPhone, choose 'Phone to PC' > 'Next'.

Step 2. Select 'Contacts' and click the default path to set a custom storage path if you need to. Afterward, click 'Transfer'.

Step 3. When the transfer process has finished, you can go to view the contacts on your computer. You can view the contacts you back up on your computer freely and transfer them back to your iDevice whenever you need to.

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You can import contacts from other computers or apps as files in a variety of file types—for example, vCard (with the extension .vcf), archive (.abbu), LDAP Data Interchange Format (.ldif), or a tab-delimited or comma-separated value (.csv) text file.

Note: When you import contact cards, Contacts indicates when it finds duplicates, so you can review them. See Resolve duplicates while importing contacts.

Import contacts from a vCard file (.vcf)

  1. Do one of the following on your Mac:

    • Double-click the vCard file—for example, in an email or on the desktop.

    • Drag the vCard file to the Contacts icon in the Dock, or to the list of contacts in the Contacts window.

    • In Contacts, choose File > Import, then select the vCard file.

  2. Click Add in the message that appears.

Import contacts from an archive file (.abbu)

Important: Importing an archive file replaces your current contact information.

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  1. In the Contacts app on your Mac, choose File > Import.

  2. Select the archive file, then click Open.

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Import contacts from other file types

Note: Before you import a tab-delimited or CSV file, use a text editor (such as TextEdit) to confirm the file is formatted correctly:

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  • Remove any line breaks within a contact’s information.

  • Make sure all addresses have the same number of fields. Add empty fields as needed.

  • Make sure fields are separated by a tab (in a tab-delimited file) or a comma (in a CSV file), instead of another character. Don’t include spaces before or after the tabs or commas.

  1. In the Contacts app on your Mac, choose File > Import, select the file, change the encoding if necessary, then click Open.

  2. If you’re importing a text file, review the field labels.

    • If the first card contains headers, make sure the headers are correctly labeled or marked “Do not import.” Any changes you make to this card are made to all cards in the file. To not import the headers card, select “Ignore first card.”

    • To change a label, click the arrows next to the label and choose a new label. If you don’t want to import a field, choose “Do not import.”

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When you import contacts from an Exchange account, information that isn’t supported is added to the Note field. Custom fields aren’t imported.

When you sign in with the same Apple ID on each of your devices and turn on Contacts in iCloud preferences or settings, your contacts are available on all your devices, and changes you make to contacts on one device appear on the others.

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