Nils1406

Q: migrate contacts from Windows to Mac

A friend of mine has decided to get a Macbook.  the one thing that worries him is to get all his contacts from the windows 10 machine and into Contacts on the Mac.  Anybody who can help?

Posted on Dec 26, 2015 10:57 PM

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  • by jason269,Solvedanswer

    jason269 jason269 Dec 28, 2015 12:51 PM in response to Nils1406
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    Dec 28, 2015 12:51 PM in response to Nils1406

    Hello, Nils1406.  

     

    Thank you for visiting Apple Support Communities.  

     

    I understand that you want to help your friend migrate contacts from a Windows computer to a MacBook.  There are several ways that this can be accomplished and I will include a couple options.  Without knowing how these contacts are managed on the PC or if they are being synced over-the-air with a personal information manager, I can not recommend the easiest option.  Your friend does have the option of using the Migration Assistant that will transfer personal data and files from one to the other.   

     

    Move your data from a Windows PC to a Mac

     

    They can also enable iCloud to transfer various information from one device to the other wirelessly.  

     

    iCloud: What is iCloud?

     

    Set up iCloud on all your devices

     

    Hope this helps

  • by Nils1406,

    Nils1406 Nils1406 Dec 28, 2015 11:19 AM in response to jason269
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    Dec 28, 2015 11:19 AM in response to jason269

    Thank you ever so much, Jason269.  Now I can tell my friend to get a Mac, and that I will be able to help him to move all his contacts from window to Mac.  That was our greatest worry.  All the rest - documents, pictures etc. will be easy stuff to move over, either with a cable or through memory sticks.

    Again - Thank you!