The problem of transferring contacts from a phone to a computer is relevant for many subscribers who want to save the accumulated information in the form of a backup copy. There are many reasons for this - changing the phone, breaking it, etc.

Manual method copying data takes a lot of time and effort. If you need to quickly copy contacts from your phone to your computer, you can use several methods.

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Manufacturer software

Transfer all contacts from phone to computer will help software suitable for a mobile device. This requires:

• Install the software from the disc that comes with the phone or by downloading it from the official website of the phone manufacturer;
• Pair a mobile device with a computer using a USB cable or Bluetooth adapter;
• Start data synchronization mode;
• After the end of the synchronization process, all information stored in the phone's memory will be available on the computer screen;
• Copy your contact list as a file to your computer.

Copy phone book in Microsoft Outlook

To transfer and store the contact book from the phone to the computer, they usually use the Outlook program included in the Microsoft office suite. This will require:

• WITH via USB-cable to connect the phone to the computer;
• Install the appropriate drivers and programs from the disc or the official website of the phone manufacturer;
• Synchronize the device with a PC;
• In the "Contacts" section, select the action "Copy phone book to Outlook format".

Gmail mail features

• In the smartphone menu, go to the "Settings" section;
• Find the item "Accounts and Synchronization";
• Select a Google account;
• Check the box next to the "Synchronize Contacts" line and click on the "Refresh" icon;
• Go to Gmail from your computer;
• Click on the "Gmail" button in the upper left corner;
• In the drop-down menu, click on the item "Contacts" (a list of phone contacts will open);
• To save the phone book go to the "Archiver" section;
• In the menu, click on the "Select services" button and select the "Contacts" item;
• In the window that opens, click on the "Settings" section;
• In the "File type" line, specify the "HTML" format and click on the "Create archive" button;
• After completing the process, click on the "Download" item (the archive will be downloaded in .zip format, you need to unzip it).

You can use any browser to view your saved contacts. You can also copy contacts to Word program or Excel via the "Copy" context menu command, having previously selected all the data with the "Ctrl + A" key combination.

ITunes program

On iPhone, iTunes will help you copy all contacts to your computer. This requires:

• Connect iPhone to computer using USB cable;
• Run iTunes program(apple.com/ru/itunes/);
• Open the "iPhone" section in the side menu;
• Go to the "Information" tab;
• Put a marker opposite the action "Synchronize contacts with"
• In the line next to it, set the item "Windows Address Book";
• Select the field "All contacts" below;
• Remove all markers in the "Add-ons" section;
• Press the "Apply" button;
• To view contacts on a computer through the "Start" menu, find the "Standard Programs" section;
• Run the "Address Book" utility.

Moborobo program

On Android phones, the function is available Reserve copy contacts using the Moborobo program. This will require:

• Download and install the program on your computer (moborobo.com);
• Connect to PC mobile device via USB cable;
• Run the utility and click the "Refreshing" button;
• After the synchronization is complete, open the "Data" section in the top menu (the list of contacts will be loaded);
• Select the necessary contacts and click on the "Backup" button;
• In the window that appears, specify the path for the backup file;
• Click on the "Backup" button.

Every person comes to such a moment when you need to have saved contacts somewhere other than, as soon as on the phone. For example, when your phone is lost, broken, or just purchased a new cover. Android developers have foreseen this and offer several options for saving your phone book on your computer (using various applications) or on google server if your contact is synced with a Google account.

There are several ways to export your contacts and frequent problems with these actions.

When entering a new contact, we are offered the choice to save to: telephone\SIM \Google (gmail). When adding a contact, save to your gmail, and not to your phone or SIM card... Thus, if something happens to your phone, you can always see the numbers from your computer, after restoring your phone, just enter your mail.

Import \ Export Android Contacts

The second method is as simple as the first. Go to the "Contacts" application, then in the menu and select the line "Import \ Export"

The service provides us with several options:

Third Party Applications

There are many applications in GooglePlay that perform various actions on your contacts (export \ import \ file, etc.). There are many of them and they do everything that they offer you standard Android, so there is no point in describing them.

In addition to Android, there are other operating systems that offer their own software for saving, exporting and creating backups: Windows and Mac OS X. Certain programs are also suitable for some devices. For Samsung - KIES, or for Xperia, Sony PC Companion is suitable, for transferring contacts from opposite devices like Android and iPhone from Apple, the Copy Trans Contacts program is suitable.

Smartphone users often wonder how to copy contacts from Android to computer. If you also have a similar need, then this article should help you. Here you can learn two ways to copy contacts to your computer.

Copying contacts using an Android device

The easiest way to copy contacts from Android to your computer is to export contacts from the Contacts application on your mobile device, and then import them into some program on your computer (if necessary).

To do this, launch the Contacts application and open the context menu of the application (using the button with three dots or the touch key below the screen). V context menu you need to select the "Import / Export" item.

After that, another window will appear on the screen in which you need to select the "Export to internal memory" item.

As a result, all your contacts will be saved in internal memory Android device as a "Contacts.vcf" file. Then you can copy this file to your computer by connecting your Android device using a USB cable.

Copying contacts using the Google Contacts service

You can also copy contacts from Android to your computer using the service “ Google Contacts". To do this, go to "Google Contacts" using your browser (website address). In the "Google Contacts" service you need to click on the "More" button, and then on the "Export" button.

After that, the service will offer to go to old version service "Google Contacts". We agree and wait for the page to reload. Then you need to click on the "More" button and again on the "Export" button.

Next, a window with export settings will appear. Here you need to select the format in which you want to copy contacts to your computer, as well as the desired contact group. After selecting the desired settings, simply click on the "Export" button.

As a result, the browser will download contacts from the Google Contacts service and you can use them on your computer.

The need to back up contacts on Android may arise if you plan to reset the system to factory settings, reflash your smartphone, or buy yourself a new device. Whatever the reason for the backup, execute this procedure will not be difficult. Let's consider how to create a backup of the phone book to restore it later.

Ways to copy contacts on Android

Create backup the phone book can be done in several ways:

• Using the tools built into the Android OS;
• Across cloud service Google;
• Manual copying;
• Through special programs installed on the computer.

Each backup method has its own advantages and disadvantages. For example, to use virtual storage Google to the smartphone must be connected to the Internet. However, a cloud drive will allow you to keep numbers and other personal data even if you lose your mobile device.

Creating a backup using built-in Android capabilities

The developers of the Android OS took care of saving the personal data of users and provided for the possibility of backing up the phone book without the use of additional software and even in the absence of an Internet connection. This tool is called "Import / Export". It allows you to create backup numbers as a separate file with the .vcf extension. In this case, this document can be saved in the internal or built-in memory of the gadget.

To copy contacts on Android to separate file, necessary:

Using the "Import / Export" function, you can also copy contacts from a SIM card directly to the phone book. To do this, in the list of available actions, you need to click "Import from SIM-card".

After the backup, the created file can be safely transferred to the computer and opened via standard application Microsoft Outlook or Windows Contacts.

However, it should be noted that the names of the numbers written in Russian letters will be displayed in the form of hieroglyphs. This is due to the fact that the Android system copies contacts to a text document with UTF-8 encoding, and Windows works by default with Windows code 1251.

Sublime Text will help you get rid of this inconsistency:

After that, all numbers will be displayed in a standard form.

Copying the phone book via Google

Android OS provides owners of mobile devices with ample opportunities for free use of all services Google, either Play Market, cloud storage, Gmail etc. Therefore, if you need to backup contacts from your phone, you can use the Google virtual drive.

Before backing up your contacts, there are two procedures to follow:

1. Log in to the Google system.
2. Activate data synchronization on your smartphone.

After completing the binding, you can proceed directly to synchronizing data and creating a backup:

Considering how to copy contacts to virtual disk, one more way of synchronization can be noted:

Copied with Google service the backup will be available on any mobile device or computer connected to your account.

All contacts in the phonebook are stored on system partition devices in the data directory. This file is called contacts.db. If necessary, it can be copied to the sd card of the smartphone or transferred to a PC.

However, access to system data is possible only if the owner of the device has Superuser rights. Therefore, before manually saving contacts on Android, you will have to activate root access, for example, through the Kingo Root program.

Phonebook backup to manual mode if you have root rights, it is done as follows:

Many users face the problem of transferring information contained in the phone book of a smartphone, for example, when buying a new device. If there are few contacts, then they can be entered manually. However, since big amount information so it is extremely difficult to work. There is a way out of this situation - save contacts from Android to your computer, and then copy them to the address book of the new gadget.

This is the easiest way to save information from a mobile device to a PC. First, the user needs to activate the built-in "Contacts" application, select the "Settings" option and check the "Export / Import" item there. This will allow you to access the following functions:

Received after completing all these actions text file vcf can be opened with help from Microsoft Outlook or Windows Contacts, and even print if necessary. Unfortunately, sometimes when working with this software, a problem arises - Russian letters in contacts are displayed incorrectly. Moreover, at Mac users OS X won't have such troubles.

The reason for the problem is that on Android text information is saved in UTF-8 encoding. The standard Windows software tries to open it in Windows-1251 by default. To fix the problem, you need to do the following:

• Import contacts using a UTF-8 encoded program.
• Add special tags to the vcf file that indicate the encoding used.
• Save the file to Windows-1295.

The simplest among all the considered methods is the third. To solve the problem, you can use the advanced text editor Notepad ++. First, you should use it to open desired file, and then go to the "Encodings" option. In the drop-down menu, move the cursor to the "Encoding" item, and then select "Cyrillic" and Windows -1251. After saving the file, Outlook will open it correctly.

Google account

Another pretty simple way to transfer contacts from Android to computer. Create a Google account allows users to use all the services of the company, as well as log in to various web resources. Another advantage of having Google account is that you can quickly unload contacts from HTC or another phone and transfer them to your PC.

To do this, you must first synchronize contacts on your PDA with your account. The next step is to visit the contacts.google.com page. On the left side of the window there is a menu, in which one has to click on "More" and "Export".

A window will appear with a list of contacts. Among them, you can choose those that you want to save on your PC. Also, the user will have to decide on the format, in which numbers from the address book will be copied:

• Google CSV.
• Outlook CSV.
• vCard.

After completing these actions, all that remains is to click on the "Export" button.

Third party software

To transfer contacts from Android to your computer, you can use third-party applications. Several utilities are popular among users, and it is worth talking about working with them.

MOBILedit program

According to many mobile device owners, this particular application is the best. It not only does an excellent job of the task, but is also very easy to use. To transfer contacts from Android to your computer using MOBILedit, you need to perform a number of actions:

• The Android Connector application must be installed on the mobile device, and MOBILedit must be installed on the PC.
• After launching the application on your computer, you first need to click on the Phone button.
• In the next step, the user must decide on the connection method. If used USB cable, then you need to click on the Cable connection. Connection via protocols is also possible wireless communication Wi-Fi or Bluetooth.
• Clicking on the Phonebook will display on the screen all contacts from the address book, copying of which will begin after clicking on Export.

AirDroid Utility

The ability to save your Android phone book to your computer is just one of the many features of this program. Among the advantages of the application are a free distribution scheme and work over Wi-Fi. If you create an account on the developers' website, then the user will be able to transfer information from the address book without a router.

Speaking about the main functions, it is worth noting that the program can:

• Exchange any files between a PC and a mobile device.
• Play music and view photos from your phone on your computer.
• Send SMS from PC via smartphone.
• Control the camera, as well as all applications installed on the phone.

In this case, the client does not need to be installed on the PC. After starting the program, the user can immediately start working or create account... Even without registration, the entire set of functions is available, but only within one local network... Then two screens will appear with the addresses that are required to connect to the computer. The first one is used in a situation where there is an account. The second one is suitable for unregistered users.

Once desired address will be entered into the browser, the control panel will be displayed on the screen. It has a simple interface, but at the same time is as functional as possible. Availability of icons quick access to all the options makes the work with the application extremely convenient.

If the user wants to transfer files between devices, then just click on the "Files" icon. Immediately after that, a window will open with the contents of the flash drive installed in the phone. Further actions for the transfer do not differ from the work in any file manager... You can just as easily transfer from mobile gadget on the PC and information from the address book.

The developers have also created an application for a desktop computer. Compared to mobile version it has several additional features:

• You can control several devices at the same time.
• Fast file sharing.
• Receive notifications about calls, SMS and other messages coming to your smartphone.

Yandex Moving

This is a relatively new utility from a well-known domestic company. To transfer contacts, the user needs to install the appropriate applications on the PC and phone. To copy information from the address book of a mobile device to a computer, you have to perform a number of steps:

• Run the program on Android and enter the login. This will allow you to receive a PIN code via SMS, which you will need to complete the data transfer.
• Open the application on a PC and log in with the same account.
• In the mobile utility, click on "Moving from phone to computer".
• The service will ask you to enter the previously received pin code.
• After its introduction, it remains to confirm the start of the operation.

When the data transfer process is completed, the program will inform the user about it. Any of the described methods allows you to quickly solve the problem. The choice depends on the preference of the user, and it is rather difficult to recommend one.