I can't sync my contacts from my iPhone 5 to my computer

Hi, I've just realised that since i've had the iPhone 5, it hasn't been syncing my contacts onto my computer. I thought it was because I didn't have enough backup storage on iCloud so i deleted my backup (which was stupid because now it says I've never backed up and I can't seem to backup because I don't have enough storage).
How do I put my contacts onto my computer? Help!
Thanks

If both your computer and iphone are connected to an icloud account and Contacts are turned on (Settings for iOS and System Preferences for macs), then icloud should be storing the data. To verify this, using a computer's browser, log into icloud.com with the same account ID and look at the Contacts page.
You don't have to make a backup to get the syncing to work. A backup on icloud is not used to sync Contacts between devices. It's just a backup that can be used to restore a deleted iOS device.

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