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Can I backup only my contacts to iCloud?

I have been having issues with iCloud in that when I add new contacts to my phone, it doesn't update in iCloud. I figure it has something to do with iCloud trying to back up everything on my phone. But all I want it to store is my contacts. My entire phone is backed up on my Mac so I just need the contacts to sync on iCloud. Is there a way to isolate an iCloud back up so just the contacts are stored? Or would I have to manually upload the vCards one by one into my account?

iPhone 6, iOS 11.1

Posted on Nov 14, 2017 1:35 PM

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ChrisJ4203

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Posted on Nov 15, 2017 10:15 AM

That is where you need to be careful. You need to find out where all your contacts are. Seems you have them spread between a number of places. You need to get them all put into iCloud, and then sync that to the phone, or get them all together on the phone and save them to iCloud. If you wish to keep those other groups on the phone, then you need to go into Settings, and make sure that iCloud is set as your default location.