How do I back up Contacts from iPhone to PC

I am under the impression (perhaps mistaken) that the Contacts on my iPhone can be backed up onto my Windows 7 Home Premium PC so as to appear in the Contacts Folder.

How do I do this?

I have tried going through the procedure of launching iTunes (11.1.0.126) connecting my iPhone 4 (iOS 7.0.2) clicking the iPhone button and in the window that opens below selecting back up to this computer. That ran through apparently OK, but the Contacts from my iPhone were not transferred to the Contacts Folder on my PC.

Can this be done?

If so how?

I have backed up to iCloud but also would like to back up my Contacts to my PC.

iPhone 4, Windows 7, Home Premium (32bit) + sp1

Posted on Oct 1, 2013 7:21 AM

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wendy_is Author

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Oct 1, 2013 7:51 AM in response to wjosten

Thank you so much wjosten That has solved my problem, so simple when you know how! I've been going round in ever decreasing circles ... 😊

wjosten

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Oct 1, 2013 7:52 AM in response to wendy_is

You're welcome.

wendy_is Author

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Oct 12, 2013 4:36 AM in response to Zzaeem

Thanks for that Zzaeem, worth noting should I ever need to back up SMS, but at the moment it's really just the contacts I was worried about and have sorted that now which is a relief 🙂

Oct 12, 2013 5:38 AM in response to Zzaeem

Zzaeem, you can load mobile apps that bypass iTunes backup/restore contacts and really are free, not just free for a few contacts. There are several very adequate ones for less than $3.

Egeoawoa

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Jan 3, 2014 12:10 AM in response to wendy_is

I just did the same thing, and iPubsoft iPhone Backup Extractor can do you a favor on this problem! You can extract your contacts from one of your backup files, and get them to your computer easily!

Sep 24, 2014 8:28 AM in response to Irene377

Transferring iPhone contacts to PC is rather easy if you know the methods to backup an iPhone.

Sep 24, 2014 8:33 AM in response to wendy_is

Iam using the photo fast i-flash drive which is quite handy to transfer photos,mp3 and contacts backup... bit costly, but still worthy

Aug 14, 2015 2:30 AM in response to wendy_is

You can look at this method tobackup your iPhone contacts.

Csound1

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Oct 26, 2016 5:59 AM in response to wendy_is

That is not a backup, it's a copy. You don't have a backup unless you choose to make one.

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