The trouble is, "sync" does not tell us which direction the data are copied. I mostly update contacts on my iPhone, and I want that data set copied to my iMac (or changes added to the existing set there). I just cannot find a way to do that reliably.
Using the Cloud is no help, it just makes it more complicated, and anyway I'm still on Snow Leopard on the iMac.
Help!
""sync" does not tell us which direction the data are copied. "
Both ways.
You should have been syncing your iphone with your computer from day one.
Make sure you have a unique contact on your computer. Open itunes, connect iphone select what you want, sync.
This is covered in the manual.
Wow, Roaminggnome, you are very strict! I fear we feckless users will never reach your high standards 🙂
ashtreex wrote:
Wow, Roaminggnome, you are very strict! I fear we feckless users will never reach your high standards 🙂
Huh?
I mean, not everyone will have been synching to/from their computer from day1. I switched that off after I got 2 copies of every contact at one point, I have no idea why. So, suppose one hasn't?
However - I had the iPhone set up to synch contacts with iCloud, and after I switched that off the iPhone contacts did copy into my iMac. But t is quite stressful because one can't tell exactly what is going to happen when you click the button. I wonder if I switch the iCloud synch back on, will I get duplicates again? (However, I could back up the iPhone first onto the computer, Restore if necessary works fine, I will give it that.)
Perhaps you would agree that having to look at the manual is a sign of a non-intuitive interface? I can think of so many improvements.
Copy contacts from iPhone to iMac
