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Step 1: Open the Settings app on your iPhone and select System Account.
Step 2: In the Apple ID management section, choose iCloud to manage data backups. Activate Contacts to proceed with backing up data to the cloud system.
Thus, you have completed backing up contact data to the iCloud cloud system.
2. How to Retrieve Contacts from iCloud after Backup
After backing up your phone contacts to iCloud, use your computer to access and retrieve them in Vcard format.
Step 1: Open iCloud on your computer by visiting iCloud.com.
Step 2: Once logged in successfully, navigate to Contacts to view all the phone numbers backed up on iCloud.
Step 3: Before retrieving contacts from iCloud to your computer, ensure all contacts are intact. If everything looks good, proceed to the next step.
Step 4: To retrieve contacts from iCloud to your computer, select the Settings => Export vCard... icon to download the entire contact list in vCard format.
Step 5: Finally, simply choose the directory to save the vCard file on your computer for automatic retrieval of contacts from iCloud.
3. How to Use iCloud Vcard Contacts
Vcard contacts are compatible with most platforms allowing storage of different phone numbers. Typically, people use iCloud Vcard contacts to import into Google (backing up to Android).
Step 1: To import Vcard contacts into Google, you need to visit the Google Contacts homepage.
Step 2: On the homepage, select More => Import to add Vcard contacts to your Google Contacts.
Step 3: Now, simply choose the newly downloaded Vcard from iCloud to your computer and press Import to begin uploading.
Step 4: After successful upload, you'll receive a notification confirming the update of your contacts.
In this article, Mytour has guided you on how to retrieve contacts from iCloud to your computer for storage. Have a great day!
