"Groups" of contacts - Want all in iCloud

How to I put all my contacts in various groups into iCloud the iCloud "group" in contacts?
Please & Thanks!

Welcome to the Apple Community.
If you are asking how to move contacts from a non-iCloud group to the iCloud group, you would be best doing this on a computer.
If you have contacts in an 'On My Phone' group in your phone, you may ned to turn off iCloud, save your contacts when prompted, enable iCloud again and merge when prompted.

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There is a work around, here
https://discussions.apple.com/message/4902780#4902780
Basically, use Smart Groups on your Mac to create dynamic subsets of your contacts. Copy all of the contacts in that group (command-A) to a [regular / static / dumb] group. You can rename that group to whatever you want (including the same name as the smart group). A bit of a pain, but if the contacts in your smart group don't change that much, you shouldn't have to update your [regular / statis/ dumb] group very often... such as for my "family" group.
Also, you can then "prune" the [regular / static / dumb] group of contacts that your smart group rules included, but shouldn't be in the group, when you update it. I do this monthly for my "travel" group.

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Yes that is all correct. Now, I think I know why it isn't working, I just don't know how to fix it. Several years ago before icloud really was up and going I used dropbox to sync my contacts between my computers. I suspect that is the problem. WHen I open Contacts in Maverick on my imac it knows there are vcards somewhere and asks if I want to add them. I click yes but then it sits there and does nothing. There is no "Library" file that I can find in Maverick to move that old address book file back to the application support file. That's what I have to figure out.

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Welcome to the Apple Community.
If you can't do this on a computer, which would be much easier using drag and drop, then you will need to share the contacts with yourself in order to move them to the iCloud account.

ICloud Deleted a ton of contacts and all my contact groups

I just updated to 10.7.2 today and turned on iCloud. I synced my contacts and for some reason all my groups are now gone and tons of my contact are gone. I think all the contacts that were on groups have been deleted. Please help.
I have my address book backed-up on time machine but this is very frustrating. How can I keep this from happening again when I restore my old contact file?
thanks for the help.

I was able to fix the problem. Here is what I did:
Went into terminal and made my Library folder visible (entered:chflags nohidden ~/Library)
Closed the Address Book Application
Opened the address book folder under library/application support.
Entered Time Machine and restored the address book folder from before the 10.7.2 update. Tell it to not replace the post 10.7.2 version of the address book folder.
Opened Address Book (use the address book application support folder that you restored and make sure the other one is named "AddressBook (original)" or something like that.
You should see your groups again in address book. Go to File: Export: Address Book Archive. Save it to your desktop. Close the address book app
Go back to the ApplicationSupport/AddressBook folder and delete the one that you restored and re-name the AddressBook (original) folder to simply Addressbook.
Open Address book again. Your groups will be missing. Go to File: Import: Then import the Address Book Archive that you just created.
Lo and behold your groups should be back. You now should have on your groups section of address book a "On My Mac" and a "iCloud" category of groups. To move groups or contact to the cloud, just drag them onto the words "iCloud"
Hope this helps.

Using ios 7.0.4 can a group email be sent either from icloud or iPhone by a means other than selecting the individual Contact, ie; can the group be selected and then an email composed that will send the message to all group members.

Using ios 7.0.4 can a group email be sent either from icloud or iPhone by a means other than selecting the individual Contact, ie; can the group be selected and then an email composed that will send the message to all group members.

Hi Richard,
Thanks for the reply - I think I've sorted it though and there isn't actually an issue.
The whole group wasn't receiving the NDR, only the group manager which I setup a few weeks prior. This is a new feature so it complies with certain RFC's, basically the group manager will recieive the NDR to let them know there is a problem.
Something to do with mass mailing and unsolicited mail.
Ta
Ian

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i have imac, macbook, ipad2, 2 iphone 4s and I want to share music, iphoto and apps between all the devices but keep e-mail and contacts separate and use icloud. How can I do that?

The ID for iTunes must be the same on both devices for it to automatically download purchases made on the other phone.
For example, if you have been using [email protected] for iTunes, continue to do so. One of you could also use [email protected] for their iCloud account and the other one use [email protected] for theirs, alternatively you could use [email protected] and [email protected] for the two separate iCloud accounts.

Hi, im not able to backup all ma contact to my icloud using my iphone 3gs. only 290 out of 600 contact gets backup in icloud, though i hav enough memory. How to fix it ?? I want to transfer my contacts from 3gs to 5s

Hi, im not able to backup all ma contact to my icloud using my iphone 3gs. only 290 out of 600 contact gets backup in icloud, though i hav enough memory. How to fix it ??

I have had similar issues backing up to iCloud. Thy only thing I have found to work every time is backing up to iTunes and then doing a restore to my new device. That includes iPhone 6.

HT4759 So I moved my contacts and calendars to icloud. THEN I find out that 2010 outlook is not supported--so how do I get all of my contacts and groups back into OUtlook 2010. It had better not be one at a time.

I moved my contacts and groups as well as calendars to icloud. Nor I can't use them in outlook 2010--which I now know is not supported--how do I reverse what I have done?

Outlook 2010 is supported, as is 2007.

What do I do about contacts and groups not synced from iPhone to iCloud?

I've been syncing my contacts with my Mac (Snow Leopard, not Lion) via iTunes for years now. It's worked well enough, but I don't sync with my Mac that often (typically weeks between syncs), so I've worried a little bit about losing data entered on my iPhone before it gets on my Mac.
Before: Mac <-iTunes contacts sync-> iPhone
A week or so ago I backed up contacts, calendars and my whole iPhone (and my Mac) then upgraded my iPhone to iOS 5. It took a while (hours) but seemed to work.
Then I set up iCloud contact syncing.
What I intended: Mac <-iTunes contacts sync-> iPhone <-iCloud contacts sync-> iCloud
After setting up iCloud contact sync, the trouble began.
I looked at my iPhone contacts and saw that instead of the half dozen groups they were organized into before, they were all in one iCloud group. I found I could make new groups and assign contacts to them on iCloud and they'd sync, but I'm not interested in redoing work organizing hundreds of contacts that iOS and iCloud lost for me.
Shortly I discovered that some contacts were just missing. Poof. Gone after the iCloud sync.
I've hesitated before syncing with my Mac again. I don't want to have the messed up groups and the deleted contacts propogate back to my Mac.
I've also hesitated because I don't see a way to disable iTunes contact syncing before actually plugging in my iPhone — the options for managing what gets synced only seem to appear when the iPhone is connected, and sync starts automatically.
Suggestions for how to proceed?
Thanks!

I found out how to disable automatic syncing:
In the device’s Summary pane, you can set iTunes to automatically sync your device when it’s attached to your computer. To temporarily override this setting, hold down Command and Option (Mac) or Shift and Control (PC) until you see your iPhone appear in the sidebar.
I'm still looking for suggestions about how to proceed to get contacts with groups synced.
Thanks again!

Help with iCloud contacts. Need to bring in only one particular group of contacts into an iPad 2.

I have just updated an iPad 2 which belongs to my father but which has always synced with my Macbook. On my mac, I have set up a "group" of his own contacts, but since upgrading to iOS 5 it keeps pulling in my entire contacts list. I have tried turning off "Contacts' on the iPad's icloud menu, but it has removed all of my father's contacts and when I plug the device into the Macbook and try to sync the way I always had been, it won't let me just sync particular groups, I can only choose to sync "all" contacts. Does anyone know how to make the Macbook, itunes sync allow me to pick and choose what groups of contacts I want on this device?
Any help appreciated.

you can go back to sync with itunes 10.5 just like you did in iOS4 before.
If you want to continue your use/sync of iCloud Email ( most users want their @me.com ) :
On Mac Lion go  -> System Settings -> icloud , leave only the wanted sync options active, like Mail, turn off Adressbook sync plus all other unwanted items.
Power on your iOS device, tap "Settings" -> icloud and set it up to match exactly the same items like for the Mac.
Then on your next connection of the device to iTunes on Mac, you can select the various items that shall be managed using iTunes sync and not the cloud. Adressbook is under the "Info(rmation)" section.

I want to sync iCloud contacts to google contacts, Is there a way?

I want to sync iCloud contacts to google contacts on a regular basis, Is there a way?

For a few reasons, I decided to use both services after thoroughly researching this same question about a year ago for myself.
I use iCloud for my "Top 20" or so contacts.   Advantage is that I can sync more phone #'s per contact and get a full screen photo when they call.
I use Google for everyone else.   And only the contacts in My Contacts group will get synched, so I can manage easily how many contacts are on my phone at any time.    Another advantage is that if iCloud ever goes down, or I lose my device, I can easily look up my contacts on a web browser (assuming Google is available 100% of the time)   If I move to another device down the road, all of my contacts can stay on Google.
My google contacts is setup as an exchange account, so updates are pushed to the device as well.   Another advantage to this is that I can "lookup" any contact on my google account that is not part of My Contacts right on the device at will.
The "Top 20" icloud contacts are also on Google, under its own group that doesn't sync with the device, just as a backup.

HT4597 Can I just choose which apps or photos to sync via iCloud since I don't want all of them in all my devices? I have all photos & apps in my iMac but only sync manually some of them to my iPad and to my iPhone. Can I still do this with iCloud?

I have 3 Apple devices - iMac, iPhone, and iPad. I am planning to move to iCloud from MobileMe. In iTunes, I just choose to sync whatever files I want my iPhone and iPad to have since they don't have sufficient disk space as my iMac.
Can I just choose which apps or photos to sync via iCloud since I don't want all of them in my iPhone and iPad? I have all photos & apps in my iMac but only sync manually some of them to my iPad and to my iPhone. Can I still do this with iCloud?
Calendars, emails, contacts, are fine since files are small. What I'm afraid of are the apps and photos.
Any reply will be appreciated.
Thanks.

With the exception of photo stream, iCloud doesn't sync your apps or photos between devices. You will continue to sync this content via iTunes in the same way as you do now.
Photo stream allows you to sync your most recent photos between all devices, you have the option to use photostream or not.

My partner has my former iPad 1, I have an iPhone 5 and iPad Gen III. I want to copy my contacts list to his iPad. We both have Apple ID's and we share a PC. How do i copy the contacts from my iPhone, iCloud or iPad to his iPad 1?

copy my contacts list to his iPad. We both have Apple ID's and we share a PC. How do i copy the contacts from my iPhone, iCloud or iPad to his iPad 1?

The problem is that all services are bundled with your Apple ID ([email protected]):
Your iCloud account (Mail, Contacts, Calendars, Reminders, Notes, Backups, etc.),
also iTunes & App Store purchases (Music, Movies, TV Shows, etc.),
and the iTunes Match services.
(I guess that all your devices - yours and your wife's are connected to one iTunes library, right?)
If you want that your wife gets her own iCloud account for Mail, Contacts, Calendars, etc. but gets also access to your media then you have two set up two things on her device:
iCloud (Settings > iCloud) with her account (e.g. [email protected])
and
iTunes & App Stores (Settings > iTunes & App Stores) with your account (e.g. [email protected]).
In this case she gets access to your library and could use the same iTunes Match account.
(See also: Using one Apple ID for iCloud and a different Apple ID for Store Purchases http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4895)

Can i sync my iCloud contacts with, all my mac contacts in Contacts?

hello,
I want to know can i sync my icloud contacts with all my mac contacts in Contacts?
please help!!

Move your Mac (On My Mac) contacts to your iCloud account.

"Groups" of contacts - Want all in iCloud

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