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There are many people ask question like this: How can i extract my iPhone contacts to CSV on computer?
Well, our iPhone store hundreds of contacts which are important when you want to make contacts with your friends. So have you thought about this, what is our iPhone run out of space, or what if your contacts get lost from iPhone? In such situations, you are suggested to export contacts from iPhone to computer!
So is it possible to extract and export contacts from iPhone to computer? The answer is absolutely YES! All you need is to choose a right tool to help you do that!
In this article, you will see 3 ways to extract iPhone contacts to computer or to other iPhone. No matter you have made backup on iTunes or iCloud or not, it always works! Now let's get start!
The Best Software to Help You Extract contacts from iPhone, iTunes and iCloud Backup
Alright! When you choose a tool to extract contacts from iPhone, you can't miss dr.fone - iOS Data Recovery. This software help you extract contacts from iPhone to computer or to other iOS devices. If you want to extract contacts from iPhone backup such as iTunes or iCloud backup, it can also help you with that! Now let's see the outstanding features of dr.fone.
- This iPhone Data Recovery software allows you to extract both the existing and deleted contacts on iPhone.
- You can preview the contacts before extracting to computer or other iOS devices.
- The contacts can be saved as excel, csv, vcard, vcf formats on computer.
- It supports the latest iOS 11, and every iPhone model, includingiPhone X/8 (Plus)/7 (Plus)/SE/6s (Plus)/6(Plus)/5S/5C/5/4S/4/3G.
- Not only contacts, you can also extract messages, photos, videos, call logs, WhatsApp messages and other file types to computer.
#1: How to Directly Extract Contacts from iPhone to Mac/Windows Computer
Step 1: Launch the Software and Select the Recovery Mode
Launch dr.fone - iOS Toolkit and click the "Data Recovery" menu located on the left side of the main window. You'll then be navigated to the "Recover from iOS Device" window by default. Connect your iPhone to the computer.
Step 2: Scan Your Contacts on iPhone
On this window, by default, the categories will all be selected. So only select the contact option if you want to save times. Then click on the "Start Scan" button so this iPhone Contact Extractor can give you a preview of all the contacts from your iPhone.
Step 3: Extract Contacts from iPhone to Computer
When the scan process is completed, the results are generated and displayed on the screen. You can choose a file type,(Contacts) on the left side of the software's window and preview your contacts. If you scanned all files, you can use the search and filter feature to find your contacts.
Tick the checkbox in front of "Contacts", click "Recover to Computer" at the bottom of your screen and select the "OK" button in the window that pops up. Now you got your iPhone contacts on computer successfully!
#2: How to Extract Contacts from iTunes Backup
Step 1: Choose "Recover from iTunes Backup file"
Note that you can extract your contacts from iTunes backup file only if you had backed up your iPad, iPhone or iPad touch to iTunes before. Run dr.fone, click "Data Recovery" menu from the main window and select "Recover from iTunes Backup file" from the left menus.
By default, all your iTunes backup files will be detected and displayed automatically in a chart. Select the ones the ones that contain your contacts and then click the "Start Scan" button.
Step 2: Extract Contacts from iTunes Backup
dr.fone extracts your iTunes Backup File and displays it in "Contacts" categories. You can select Contacts to preview them before going forward. Next, select Contacts and any other files that you need and click the "Recover to Computer" button to save the contacts as well as other data to your computer.
#3: How to Extract Contacts from iCloud Backup
Step 1: Choose the "Recover from iCloud Backup" Mode
With dr.fone - iOS Data Recovery downloaded and installed on your PC/Mac, launch the extractor and then select the "Recover from iCloud backup file" mode after you enter "Data Recovery" menu. You will need to use your iCloud login ID and password to access a list of backup files.
Step 2: Download iCloud Backup
Once you are logged into your iCloud account, all your iCloud backup files will be detected and shown in the primary window. Choose the one that you want to recover "Contacts" from, and click the "Download" button.
Once the download is complete, you will see a pop-up window appearing to ask you to select file types. Check "Contacts" and click on the "Next" button after the selection, so iSkysoft iPhone Contacts Extractor can scan and extract the data in the backup file.
Step 3: Extract iPhone Contacts from iCloud Backup
When the scanning process is completed, you'll be able to see your Contacts, as well as any other file type if you have selected in the previous step. In this window, you can choose to preview your Contacts before recovery. To extract contacts to your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch, just select them and click the "Restore to Device" option. You can also use the "Recover to Computer" option which extract your contacts to computer.
Elva
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