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Q: import contacts from Windows Contacts to iCloud

How could I import contacts from Windows Contacts to iCloud?

The iCloud control panel says that "iCloud ... are available at iCloud.com"  but if I login there then it can not import from Windows contacts

iPhone 5, iOS 6.0.2

Posted on Jan 15, 2013 2:45 AM

by zoliw,Solvedanswer
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well, finally I solved this issue:

 

1. I had to export windows contacts into .vcf files

2. I had to concatenate them into one big file

3. I had to replace the timestamp values

4. I had to reformat the vcard attributes (I had to insert type= tags)

5. Finally iColud was able to import this file

 

Any way I don't understand why should I be a regexp expert to be able to import some old contacts into my new phone. I'm very disappointed

Posted on Jan 22, 2013 1:45 AM

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  • by zoliw,Solvedanswer

    zoliw zoliw Jan 22, 2013 1:45 AM in response to zoliw
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    Jan 22, 2013 1:45 AM in response to zoliw

    well, finally I solved this issue:

     

    1. I had to export windows contacts into .vcf files

    2. I had to concatenate them into one big file

    3. I had to replace the timestamp values

    4. I had to reformat the vcard attributes (I had to insert type= tags)

    5. Finally iColud was able to import this file

     

    Any way I don't understand why should I be a regexp expert to be able to import some old contacts into my new phone. I'm very disappointed

  • by Iwik,

    Iwik Iwik Jun 7, 2013 6:20 AM in response to zoliw
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    Jun 7, 2013 6:20 AM in response to zoliw

    Could not find similar threads when looking at this problem myself however the correct method i found is as follows should others be having the same issue which i found was due mainly to setting up icloud when setting up the phone for the first time.

     

    1) Go to c:/users/user name/contacts

    2) Click on "Import" contacts from *.csv file (if this is your old contacts backup file) if you havent used windows contacts before. Once imported, check and delete "unknown.contacts" in this folder which are created from non conforming csv files (i had about 50)

    3) next, TURN OFF contacts in settings / icloud / contacts on your iphone.

    4) then via itunes, click your phone icon on the left then click "info" on the upper task bar'

    5) sync contacts with windows contacts is now available whereas before contacts would sync only with icloud. Select windows contacts (or others) and then press Sync. All contacts will be imported from windows to your iphone

    6) once the sync is complete, "turn on" contacts under icloud on your iphone, return to itunes and sync again as it will now upload the new contacts to icloud