IPhone contacts auto-backup
I had a iPhone original, which unfortunately got dropped in a Pint and died (**** non-removable batteries).
When I synchronized my phone with iTunes I always thought that it backed up my contacts into Address Book. Unfortunately it hasn't done this and I need to somehow get my contacts list back.
Researching into this problem i managed to find the iPhone backup file iTunes creates. Is there anyway to extract the names numbers from this file (I think its a SQLite file), or copy the contacts to a Nano 4th Gen.
Thanks.
When syncing if you have selected contact information to be synced with the Address Book on your Mac under the Info tab for your iPhone sync preferences, this is a bidirectional or true sync process with the Address Book, or should be, not a backup process. Contact information on your iPhone is included with your iPhone's backup, which is created and maintained by iTunes as the very first step during the sync process.
Try MobileSync Browser. If you purchase the plus version, it should provide for exporting contact info from your iPhone's backup and if so, I don't know what format the the contact info is exported as.
http://homepage.mac.com/vaughn/msync/
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This morning's sync/backup resulted in me losing most of my contacts, and for the contacts that remain, 99% of the phone numbers are gone. I can recover my calendar entries from this past week, but I don't know how I can recover all of them from my May 2012 backup.
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How can I add contacts in my iphone that are backuped in a pim file in my pc
how can I add contacts in my iphone that are backuped in a pim file in my pc
You have to get them from the file you have into iCloud, google, yahoo, outlook.com, AOL, an Exchange server, or some other service the phone can sync with, or into MS Outlook on your PC. Then you can sync them to the phone.
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Hey,guys!!!i have one quick question about my iphone contact backup ...
I have an iphone that has all my contacts stored in it.... (phone numbers, email, addresses, etc...) and I recently
bought an new computer, but I don't have any of this information stored in it.
My question is, how can I sync my iphone with to my PC without erasing the info in the iphone. I don't want my system
to think that since the PC is empty it should erase every contact in the iphone. I just want to transfer everything
from iphone and have a copy on PC,especially the contacts.
Appreciated your early reply.Maybe you should go Discussion-Apple to look for what is iTunes user directions about how to backup your iphone.
Other than there are also a tool called Contacts Tool search iphone applications,and it will help u a lot if u want to transfer the contacts to computer.Like Out2003 or Outlook2007...
Outlook 2003:
1. In Outlook, choose Tools > Options.
2. Click Other and then click Advanced Options.
3. Select COM add-ins and select the iTunes sync add-in and click OK.
4. Click Apply and then continue with the steps below.
Outlook 2007:
1. In Outlook, choose Tools > Trust Center.
2. In the Categories pane, click Add-ins.
3. In the Details pane, locate the iTunes add-in in the "Inactive Application Add-ins" list.
4. In the Manage box, click COM Add-ins, and then click Go.
5. In the COM Add-Ins dialog box, select the iTunes sync add-in.
6. Click OK.
Besides,if you are always frustrated the directions of iTunes and Outlook.I want to give your advice to try out other professional transfer contact software.As far as i concerned,you can download the [trail version|http://hotdownloads.com/trialware/download/Downloadtanseeiphonecontact_.exe?item=13181-12&affiliate=575053&sscoupon=SOFT-QSTG] of [Tansee iPhone Transfer Contact|http://www.softwarebbs.com/wiki/TanseeiPhone_TransferContact] for free,which can help you back up your iPhone contacts along with contact photos to computer as a file (either txt or antc).
Hope you have a wonderful time.
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