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Q: how do i restore my contact from my Mac Pro desktop

How do I restore my contacts from Mac Pro desktop?

MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2012)

Posted on Mar 8, 2015 9:55 PM

by Dutchie1968,Solvedanswer
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I got it.  Good thing i had saved them to my mac.  I just had trouble syncing them from mac back to my phone.  I ended up using iCloud but the initial restore of the phone did not update or sync the contacts. 

ended up turning off the contacts in settings then turning it back on. 

thank you

Posted on Mar 9, 2015 2:37 PM

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Q: how do i restore my contact from my Mac Pro desktop

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  • by Smokerz,

    Smokerz Smokerz Mar 8, 2015 10:12 PM in response to Dutchie1968
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    Mar 8, 2015 10:12 PM in response to Dutchie1968

    you do not give enough information but I'll take a guess.

     

    To share contacts to all your devices, sign in to iCloud preferences pane with the same Apple id and check box contacts, assuming you have contacts on your mac.

  • by Dutchie1968,

    Dutchie1968 Dutchie1968 Mar 9, 2015 6:11 AM in response to Smokerz
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    Mar 9, 2015 6:11 AM in response to Smokerz

    Somehow all my contacts were erased from my iPhone.  I had done what was suggested on line by going to setting>?icloud>slide contacts to off then leaving settings  only to turn back on.  This did not reset all of my contacts.

     

    My contacts were backed up on my computer then to iCloud.  The phone when plugged in did not automatically update the contacts portion. 

    I repeated the above once my phone had the latest update this time save infer and merging rather than deleting and starting fresh.

     

    Whatever that did, it restored my contacts in their entirety from iCloud to my phone.

  • by lllaass,

    lllaass lllaass Mar 9, 2015 7:48 AM in response to Dutchie1968
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    Mar 9, 2015 7:48 AM in response to Dutchie1968

    Have you tried:

    iTunes 12 for Mac: Sync contacts, calendars, and other info with iPod, iPhone, or iPad

    Is iCloud Contacts turned on on the Mac?

     

    If on the computer you go to icloud.com, sign in and go to Contacts> Are they there?

  • by Dutchie1968,Solvedanswer

    Dutchie1968 Dutchie1968 Mar 9, 2015 2:37 PM in response to lllaass
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    Mar 9, 2015 2:37 PM in response to lllaass

    I got it.  Good thing i had saved them to my mac.  I just had trouble syncing them from mac back to my phone.  I ended up using iCloud but the initial restore of the phone did not update or sync the contacts. 

    ended up turning off the contacts in settings then turning it back on. 

    thank you