Transfer Contacts from iPhone to Computer Without iCloud

Do you know how to transfer contacts from iPhone to computer without iCloud? Read on to learn 3 effective ways to export contacts to PC from iPhone.

By @Lena Last Updated September 27, 2024

While you may know that syncing your iPhone contacts to iCloud and exporting them from iCloud.com is an option, sometimes iPhone contacts won’t sync to iCloud even when configured correctly. So, how to transfer contacts from iPhone to computer without iCloud? Keep reading to learn these ways and how they can let iPhone export contacts without iCloud.

Way 1. Easiest Way to Transfer Contacts from iPhone to Computer Without iCloud

To make things easy, one professional iPhone backup/transfer tool named AOMEI FoneBackup is recommended here. It can help you backup/transfer iPhone contacts to computer quickly and also offers a safe way to restore the backup files to iPhone.

β˜… Selectively Transfer – It lets you preview and select the contacts before the transfer. β˜… No Data Loss During Transfer – It will not erase any existing content on the device. β˜… Supports More Files – Besides contacts, it also supports messages, photos, music, videos, etc. to computer

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How to Transfer Contacts from iPhone to Computer without iCloud

Step 1. Launch AOMEI FoneBackup > Connect your iPhone to your computer via USB cable > Tap Trust so the tool can access your iPhone > Click Phone Transfer and go to iPhone to PC

Step 2. Click the plus icon > Choose the Contacts icon to view and select the contacts you want to transfer > Click OK to continue.

Step 3. Click Start Transfer > Select the storage path to save your contacts > Choose the format (vCard or CSV) you prefer > Click Transfer to make it.

Note: ✍ : Thinking of how to backup contacts on iPhone without iCloud? You can also choose Phone Backup > Selective Backup to backup your iPhone Contacts to PC as Backup images.

Way 2. Transfer Contacts from iPhone to Computer Without iCloud but via iTunes

You may know that iTunes can help us backup all iPhone content to computer. Actually, it also offers the option to help you only export iPhone contacts. You can choose to export the iPhone contacts to Outlook or Windows Contacts based on your needs. Here is how to transfer contacts from iPhone to computer without iCloud but via iTunes:

Step 1. Download and install the latest iTunes on your computer > Connect your iPhone to computer via the USB cable > Usually, iTunes will open automatically when you plug in your iPhone, if not, open iTunes by yourself.

Step 2. Click the Device tab > Click the Info option > Check the box Sync Contacts with > Select Windows Contacts or Outlook.

Step 3. Click All Contacts if you want to sync all the contacts of iPhone or click Selected Groups if you wish to sync only selected contacts from a group > Click the Sync button to start transferring iPhone contacts to computer.

β—† If you choose to sync iPhone contacts to Outlook, you can open Outlook and click the Contacts tab to check the iPhone contacts.

β—† If you choose to sync iPhone contacts to Windows Contacts option, you can find the Contacts folder under the username folder. You can choose to copy the folder to another place or print out the iPhone contacts. You can also convert it to CSV format so that you can open it as a spreadsheet:

>> Double-click to open the Contacts folder > Click Export option > Select CSV (Comma Separated Values)> Click Export > Name the CSV file > Click Browse to choose a path to save it > Click Next > Choose the fields you wish you export > Click Finish.

Way 3. Export Contacts from iPhone Without iCloud but via Email

This method is recommended when you need to export one or two contacts because you can only send one contact at a time. First send yourself an email with the contact attachment and then download the contacts to computer.

Step 1. Go to Contacts on your iPhone > Find and click the contact you want to transfer to computer.

Step 2. Click Share Contact and choose Mail. You will find the contact will be attached as .vcf (vCard) format in email > Enter your email address and send it.

Step 3. Check the email on your computer and download the attachment on your PC > Repeat the step if you want to transfer more contacts.

Conclusion

That’s all about how to transfer contacts from iPhone to computer without iCloud. Comparing these threeways, AOMEI FoneBackup can not only help you easily backup iPhone contacts to your computer, but also provides a safe iOS data recovery solution.Why not give it a try? Downlaod and use AOMEI FoneBackup right now!