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How to back up your iCloud contacts

By SK 1 comment Last updated January 2, 2023

This article will provide you steps on how to back up your contacts with iCloud. You may find this article especially useful because several iPhone users are reporting that they have lost all or some of their contacts. So a back up is always a good idea. Here is how:

Note: This article assumes that you have enabled iCloud Backup for your iOS device (iPhone, iPad or iPod touch)

  • Go to iCloud.com
  • Sign in using your Apple ID and password
  • Click “Contacts”

iCloud contacts iCloud.com

  • Click “Action Menu”

iCloud Settings

  • Select Export vCard and this will create a combo vCard that you can save on your computer as back up. Safari on OS X will download this to your Downloads folder (~/Downloads). And other browsers may ask you where you want to save this combo vCard.

iCloud contacts export

Related:

  • iCloud not working. How to troubleshoot iCloud problems
  • How to use iCloud Control Panel for Windows
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SK

Obsessed with tech since the early arrival of A/UX on Apple, Sudz (SK) is responsible for the original editorial direction of AppleToolBox. He is based out of Los Angeles, CA.

Sudz specializes in covering all things macOS, having reviewed dozens of OS X and macOS developments over the years.

In a former life, Sudz worked helping Fortune 100 companies with their technology and business transformation aspirations.

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  1. Johan says

    May 19, 2013 at 11:59 PM

    Dear Toolbox community,

    a more serious issue is the fact that iCloud doen NOT seem to sync CONTACT DATA from iPhone, iPad, etc..!!
    Does anybody have information on this issue?
    This is rather “serious”..!!

    Thanks and kind regards,

    Johan

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