How can i back up my iphone contacts and sms on a windows PC?

Please suggest how can i back up my contacts and messages in my PC? I have Windows XP OS installed in my PC.

This will tell you everything you need to know about the iPhone backup, including where that backup is stored on your computer:
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1766
The iPhone backup is not viewable. To see/extract the contents requires third-party software, like this:
http://www.iphonebackupextractor.com/

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I lost my iPhone. i got a new one, how can i back up all the contacts i had in the old one (iPhone 4S).

i lost my iPhone. i got a new one, how can i back up all the contacts i had in the old one (iPhone 4S). When i go to Itunes it start as a new iphone.

Contacts are not a part of back up.
Contacts are sync with a compatible programme on your computer depending on your operating system (Windows or Mac). For example, Microsoft Outlook (for both Windows and Mac), Windows Contacts (for Windows) and Addressbook (for Mac).
Or contacts are also backed up in iCloud (depending if you chose to do so).
So, sync back the contacts from any of these programmes. If you have not made a backup of your contacts in any of these progammes, then they are gone.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1296

TS3992 How can I back up an iphone when I haven't set the phone up for back ups & the touch screen doesn't work? The phone can receive calls (not answer) & the pictures & messages can be seen but touch screen doesn't work to unlock the phone or select any

How can I back up an iphone when I haven't set the phone up for back ups & the touch screen doesn't work? The phone can receive calls (not answer) & the pictures & messages can be seen but the touch screen doesn't work to unlock the phone or select anything. We want to save/transfer pictures, contacts, and music to the replacement phone.

Try backing it up to your computer with iTunes. Connect it to your computer, open iTunes, click on the name of the phone in iTunes, go to the Summary tab of your iTunes sync settings and click Back Up Now. Also go to File>Devices>Transfer Purchases to transfer you apps and other purchased media to your iTunes library.

How can't I move all my contacted and photos from my old iCloud account to my new account

How can't I move all my contacted and my photos from my old iCloud account to my new iCloud account . And how do I know I got photos saved on my iCloud account

If you sign into your old account using your iPhone and turn on contacts (Settings > iCloud) then once all of your contacts are on your iPhone turn contacts back off and select keep on my iPhone. Then delete account on the old account and sign in with your new iCloud account and turn on contacts and select merge. That will get your contacts over.
If you have photos stored in iCloud it will be in My Photo Stream. This section only keeps the last 30 days of auto uploads from any of your devices or computers that are using this feature. You can access these photos by signing into the old iCloud account in Settings > iCloud and enable Photos > My Photo Stream. If you have any photos in there, they will load into your Photos App. In the Photos App, tap Albums in the bottom right, then tap My Photo Stream. There is no way to upload them to your new iCloud account once you sign into it short of creating a Shared Photo Stream and inviting yourself to it.
In the end you should really try to keep one Apple ID for everything when possible as there is no way to merge Apple IDs and you can end up in a tangled mess.
How to export iCloud contacts as vCards: http://support.apple.com/kb/PH3606
My Photo Stream FAQs: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4486
Shared Photo Stream FAQs: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5903

How can I back up my iPhone and iPod to a new iCloud account without losing any data?

Hello
Before Mountain Lion comes out I want to create a new iCloud account because I don't want to use the @me.com email that I created with my current iCloud account. I want to create an entirely new account with a new @me.com email address. I use iCloud to back up my iPhone, iPod and am signed into it on my mac. Basically I want to back up my iPhone and iPod to a new iCloud account and not lose any data. Is there any way to do this?
Thanks so much for any help.

Before you connect to a new PC, make sure that autosync is disabled in Edit/Preferences/Devices, otherwise your phone will be wiped during the following sync.
Then back up manually:
Disable autosync in iTunes, connect your phone to the new computer and right click on it in the device list and choose backup. iTunes will backup your phone without syncing.
Transfer the purchases the same way, choosing "transfer purchases" this time.
When you connect your phone for the first time, all media content will be erased. But you can restore your settings and app data from your manual backup afterwards.
Don't forget to set up at least one contact and event on your new computer to be able to merge calendars and contacts when you sync the phone for the first time.
About backups and what's saved:http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1766
How to back up and restore:http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1414
How to download apps for free again:http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2519
Transferring data is also covered here:http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4137

How can I back-up my iphone to a new laptop without erasing my iphone files?

I was able to back up my iphone to a different laptop before but now I have a new laptop how can I back up my phone without erasing all my files?

See these 2 Links...
Syncing to a New Computer...
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3141
Recovering your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3991

HT5205 I am in Ecuador, I have an A1430 iPad using a 3D micro sim card, when they call me it sounds like busy tut tut tut tut how can I do to receive phone calls and sms

I am in Ecuador, I have an A1430 iPad using a 3D micro sim card, when they call me it sounds like busy tut tut tut tut how can I do to receive phone calls and sms

iPad are not telelphones. They do not receive calls nor do they receive or send SMS messages.

How can I sync outlook 2007 subfolders, contacts, and calendar to iphone 6

How do I setup to sync outlook 2007 subfolders, contacts, and calendar to iphone 6?
Inbox messages will sync but not the sent box from either outlook or iphone. Also, outlook subfolders are showing up on iphone.

Hi,
you don't need MobileMe or anything fancy. I personally sync my Outlook calendar and my Outlook address book with three computers (two at the office and one at home)and besides I run Office 2003 on one, Office 2007 on the other and Office 2010 on the third, so it can't get more complicated than that, but it works 100%.
First sync Outlook with iTunes on one computer, having done that when you try to sync it to another machine, iTunes will recognize that it is synced with another computer and ask you if you want to merge the data, say yes, That's all there is to it.
It does not work for music as you rightly say but as far as Calendars and Contacts are concerned it's flawless and transparent.
If you hit a snag talk back to me.
Cheers.

How can I back up my exchange contacts to icloud

Good day
Our company has just lost our ms exchange server information. I am tasked to restore what I can but the situation looks dire. My fear is that when the clients with iphones (all the managers and myself) sync with their mailboxes with an empty contacts list, there phones will update to that contact list and they will lose all contacts on their phone that they have.
Can I somehow back up their exchange contacts to ICloud? My phone doen't let me.
My idea is: re-create their mail boxes, retrieve the contacts from the cloud, and in doing so, restore their contacts to their exchange account when it sync.
Hope you can help
Jacques

Open Contacts on your phone and tap Groups. Then check to see what group the contacts belong to. If they don't belong to an iCloud group, they won't sync with iCloud.

HT1766 how can you back up an iphone 4s when you can not see the screen to enter the apple id password on the phone

I'm looking for some advice please. Ive dropped my iphones 4s in water and its all working except the screen is not visable. I havent backed up my phone before and need to do so as i am getting a replacement. I am trying to connect it to the computer but it keeps asking for me to put in the apple password on the handset which i can not do. Is there any other way i can back up my phone?

Plug into itunes computer and select backup

How can I back up my iPhone 4 data to iTunes on a new system?

I have an iPhone 4 and the iPhone was backing up (syncing) fine with my old computer. This computer went south along with all of the data, apps music, etc.
So enter a new computer, with a new copy of iTunes and I want to backup all of the stuff on the iPhone4 to iTunes on the new computer. The problem is that iTunes doesn’t recognize the iPhone4 and iTunes wants to delete all data from the iPhone and and replace it with the contents of the current iTunes, which is nothing. Leaving my iPhone empty.
I can’t believe that Apple does not have a solution to cover this problem. And I know I am not the first person to ask this question. Is there an answer to this question? I can’t lose the app(data). And iTunes wants to delete it before iTunes will recognize this device. HELP!

PROBLEM SOLVED !!
Go to ITunes under file Tab click on Transfer Purchases from IPhone..iTunes will then backup all the apps from the Phone to Pc.
Go ahead and sync you wont loose any data :-)

How can I receive a vcard (a contact) via sms?

Is there any way I can receive and send vcards (contacts) on my iPhone via SMS, like I used to do on all my non-smart phones?

Thanks for your reply. However, it doesn't solve my problem. Maybe my question wasn't detailed enough. When someone sends me a contact via SMS my iPhone doesn't receive anything, as if it doesn't recognize the format in which the contact was sent. Contacts are sent through SMS as vCards, just like through e-mail, so the phone definitely recognizes the format, it only doesn't "want" to receive through SMS.

Text messages on the Iphone 5c do not forward to non-Iphone users. How can I communicate with both Iphone users and non-Iphone people?

How can I create a setting that allows me to text to Iphone users and non-Iphone users? Where do I find those settings?

That is the default behavior when startng a message to a number that is not associated with iMessage. such as that of non iPhones.
If you choose to user an email address it will always attempt to send an iMessage.
For ease of identifcation, Messages sent thorugh SMS will be green in the Messages App, while iMessages will be blue.

How can i move photos off iphone 4s and free up space?

I have utilized dropbox and other storage options, but looking for a faster, easier method of removing photos from my phone and freeing up space.

Import them onto your computer. If you've got a windows, you can plug your phone into your computer and using the autoplay feature, you can import the photos onto your computer. This will allow you to delete the photos from your phone, but still have them on your computer.

How can i back up my iphone contacts and sms on a windows PC?

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