How to Export iCloud Contacts to Outlook

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It is likely that many of you would like to use iPhone as a smartphone but always prefer using Microsoft Windows when it comes to PCs. For those who belong to this genre, sometimes it might be challenging to export iCloud contacts to Outlook.

Here you will learn how you can export iCloud contacts to your PC using both Windows' built-in feature and an efficient third-party tool, and then use the best possible method to import them to MS Outlook.

Part 1.Does Apple Allow You to Sync iCloud Contacts to Outlook?

A short answer would be, No. Since both the apps use different architectures, at the time of this writing, apart from a few indie-developers, there is no particular app or tool that allows you to sync your iCloud contacts directly to MS Outlook. In order to get the job done, you must use an intermediary device, typically a PC.

Your first step in the process would be to export the iCloud contacts to a file and save the file to your PC. In the next step, you need to import the file to Microsoft Outlook using the program's built-in import feature.

Part 2.How to Export iCloud Contacts to a Computer

Using a web browser to export iCloud contacts to computer

This is a no-expense method where you are not required to pay for exporting and importing the contacts. However, a licensed copy of the product where you plan to import the contacts, Microsoft Outlook here, must be purchased.

1.Log on to your computer. (A Windows PC is used here.)

2.Make sure that your PC is connected to the Internet.

3.Open your favorite web browser.

4.In the address bar, type www.icloud.com and press Enter.

5.On the Sign in to iCloud page, In the available fields, provide your iCloud account details and press Enter.

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6.Use the on-screen procedure to verify your identity (in case two-step verification for your iCloud account is enabled).

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7.Once verified, from the available icons on icloud.com, click Contacts.

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8.From the bottom-left corner of the Contacts page, click the Settings icon (represented by a gear symbol).

9.From the displayed menu, click Select All.

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10.After all the contacts are selected, click the same Settings icon again, and click Export vCard this time.

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11.Use the on-screen instructions to save the vCard file on your local hard drive.

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12.Many times this method fails to import the contacts to MS Outlook due to different architecture used by the two platforms.

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Part 3.How to Export iCloud Contacts to a Computer Using Dr.Fone - iPhone Data Recovery

1.Use the above links to download and install the appropriate variant of Dr.Fone - iPhone Data Recovery as per the platform of your computer.

2.Launch the program.

3. From the main interface, click the Recover from iCloud Backup File option from the top.

4.In the available fields in the next window, provide your iCloud account details and press Enter.

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5.On the next window, from the available list, click to select the iCloud backup file that contains the contacts that you want to export.

6.Click Download from under the State column.

How to Import iCloud Contacts to Outlook

7.From the left pane of the next window, uncheck all the checkboxes except Contacts from under the Messages & Call log category.

8.Click to select the Contacts option from the left pane itself.

9.From the right pane, check and uncheck the checkboxes representing the needed and undesired contacts respectively.

10.From the bottom-right corner of the window, click Recover to Computer.

How to Import iCloud Contacts to Outlook

11.From the next box, choose a location on your PC to recover the contacts to, and click Recover.

12.Once the contacts are recovered, from the opened destination window, double-click the Contacts.csv file and open it in MS Excel.

How to Import iCloud Contacts to Outlook

13.In the MS Excel window, go to the File tab.

14.From the left pane of the displayed window, click Save As.

15.From the right pane, click the location present under the Current Folder section at the top.

How to Import iCloud Contacts to Outlook

16.From the Save as type drop-down list in the right pane of the Save As box, click to select CSV (MS-DOS) (.csv).

How to Import iCloud Contacts to Outlook

17.Specify a new name for the converted file in the File name field, and click Save.

How to Import iCloud Contacts to Outlook

18.When the information box pops up, click Yes to confirm and to save the CSV file in the DOS compatible format.

How to Import iCloud Contacts to Outlook

19.Close MS Excel when done. (No need to save the file with a different name if MS Excel prompts you to do so.)

IMPORTANT

Steps 12 to 19 are important in order to make the CSV file compatible with MS Outlook.

Part 4.How to Import iCloud Contacts to Outlook

1.Launch Microsoft Outlook. (Microsoft Outlook 2016 is used here for demonstration.)

2.Ensure that your preferred email account has been associated with MS Outlook.

3.From the bottom of the left pane of the Outlook window, click the More button (represented by three dots).

4.From the displayed list, click Folders.

How to Import iCloud Contacts to Outlook

5.From the displayed folders in the left pane, click to select Contacts (This computer only).

How to Import iCloud Contacts to Outlook

6.From the top of the window, click File.

7.From the left pane of the next window, click Open & Export.

8.From the right pane, click Import/Export.

How to Import iCloud Contacts to Outlook

9.On the Import and Export Wizard box, from the Choose an action to perform list, click to select Import from another program or file.

10.Click Next to continue.

How to Import iCloud Contacts to Outlook

11.On the Import a File box, click to select Comma Separated Values from under the Select file type to import from list, and click Next.

How to Import iCloud Contacts to Outlook

12.On the next box, click Browse and locate and select the converted CSV file.

13.Choose the appropriate radio button from below as needed.

14.Click Next to proceed.

How to Import iCloud Contacts to Outlook

15.On the next box, from the Select destination folder list, ensure that the Contacts (This computer only) folder is selected. (Click to select a different folder if needed.)

16.Click Next when done.

How to Import iCloud Contacts to Outlook

17.On the next box, ensure that everything is in place as needed, and make any changes if required.

18.Click Finish when done.

How to Import iCloud Contacts to Outlook

19.Wait until the contacts are being imported to MS Outlook.

How to Import iCloud Contacts to Outlook

20.Close MS Outlook when done.

Conclusion

Using iCloud.com to export contacts to a vCard file and then using MS Outlook's built-in import feature to import the .vcf file is not efficient. Sometimes, only one contact can be imported at a time or the contacts cannot be imported at all.

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