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How can I get my old contacts off my iclous

I am trying to get my contacts off an old iphone and was wondering if i could do it through my icloud?

Posted on Jan 16, 2020 12:26 AM

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Posted on Jan 16, 2020 6:55 AM

If you were syncing Contacts to iCloud when you were using the old phone, sign into Settings/Your Name/iCloud using the same Apple ID used on the old phone, and turn Contacts syncing on.


If you weren't syncing Contacts with iCloud, do you have a backup you can restore from? Restoring from a backup erases all data currently on your device. Any data newer than when the backup was made will be erased. A restore is an all or nothing restore. You can't access a backup and only restore certain files.


Backup - Restore your device from an iCloud or iTunes backup

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Jan 16, 2020 6:55 AM in response to Princess7813

If you were syncing Contacts to iCloud when you were using the old phone, sign into Settings/Your Name/iCloud using the same Apple ID used on the old phone, and turn Contacts syncing on.


If you weren't syncing Contacts with iCloud, do you have a backup you can restore from? Restoring from a backup erases all data currently on your device. Any data newer than when the backup was made will be erased. A restore is an all or nothing restore. You can't access a backup and only restore certain files.


Backup - Restore your device from an iCloud or iTunes backup

How can I get my old contacts off my iclous

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