Tuesday, January 15, 2013

How to export iCloud contacts to your computer

export icloud contacts

This short guide shows how to export your iCloud contacts to your computer. There are a number of reasons for why you would wish to export your iCloud contacts – one of them is to keep a safe backup of your iCloud contacts on your computer.



Exporting your iCloud contacts

1. Download CopyTrans Contacts on your PC. CopyTrans Contacts helps you connect to your iCloud account and download contacts, calendars, notes and more to your computer

• http://www.copytrans.net/copytranscontacts/

2. Start the tool and connect your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to thePC.

3. Click on the "More" button on the top right corner of the program window and then choose "Cloud setup"

main copytrans contacts window

4. From the newly-opened window, click "+ New connection" then choose "iCloud"

window to connect icloud account to pc

5. Enter your iCloud credentials and then click "Add account"

add account button moused over

6. Close the Cloud setup window and let your iCloud contacts load up in the main program window. Select all contacts by checking the box next to "Contacts" on top of the contacts list

icloud contacts listed in windows program on pc

7. Click the "Export selected" button on top

export selected button

8. You now have the choice to select the location where to export the iCloud contacts. You can transfer the contacts to Outlook on the PC or to a folder on your PC, to an Android device, to an Excel document, etc. I chose the "Save your address book" option, which saves the contacts into individual vCard (.vcf) files to a selected folder on my PC.

prompt to export contacts in various file formats and locations

That's all. The iCloud contacts are copied to the PC.

contact vcard files in windows explorer

This is how to easily export iCloud contacts to PC. Learn more.

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10 comments:

  1. guyinsbJune 2, 2013 at 11:42 AM

    This method fails to preserve groups.

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    1. UnknownJune 10, 2013 at 2:55 AM

      guyinsb, you can export your iPhone contacts along with contact groups via using this alternative method instead:

      http://www.copytrans.net/support/how-to-back-up-iphone-contacts/

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  2. ojaikristenAugust 20, 2013 at 5:59 PM

    Hello. Thanks for the very clear instructions. I used your method and successfully created a file titled, "A and M plumbing and 305 others.vcf" BUT when I open it in Outlook 2013, I only get one contact (the first one). The file size is only 130KB, so difficult to believe all 305 other contacts got exported. Any ideas?

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    1. UnknownAugust 28, 2013 at 2:13 AM

      Hello ojaikristen. This is odd. You can go around this issue by using this method to export your iCloud contacts instead:

      http://www.copytrans.net/support/how-to-back-up-iphone-contacts/


      For the method described in the link above to work, all you need is to have an iDevice whose contacts are synced with iCloud. Let me know how it goes.

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  3. dr.vineetMarch 6, 2015 at 4:29 AM

    thanks,thips for exporting contacts is quick and simple.

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  4. UnknownSeptember 15, 2015 at 11:38 AM

    hii., m trying ur method bt its not helping me.,when m trying to 'export contact" nothing is happening., any other suggestion.,??

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    1. Mian Umer September 22, 2015 at 11:32 PM

      brother this helps me udit rai you should change your browser settings

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  5. UnknownOctober 4, 2016 at 9:27 PM

    hey thanks!
    i lost my iphone but my contacts are backed up on icloud. any idea how can i export them from icloud without connecting my iphone with the computer?
    note:i used the icloud export as vcard method, it doesnot works.

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  6. ThomasSeptember 11, 2017 at 5:38 AM

    nice information :)

    best regards
    thomas from computer 22
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