Mac users may also have one or two iOS devices at hand for their daily uses. When syncing iPhone or iPad with their Mac computers, they may come up with the problem of losing data in their devices. The problem may occur when iPhone users have added new files into their devices, but haven’t updated their iPhone backup yet.

When it comes to the contacts getting erased when syncing iPhone and Mac computer, iPhone users may want to figure out a way to get the lost contacts back. Even if iPhone users can restore their device with the iTunes backup, they might not get the contacts back. At this moment, people will need the help of the iPhone contacts recovery software for Mac. And the post will show users how to take advantage of the iPhone contacts recovery software for Mac to finish the task.

I’m going to recommend you a piece of easy-to-use iPhone contacts recovery software for Mac users, Leawo iOS Data Recovery for Mac. This software enables users to recover deleted files from iOS devices, extract data from iTunes and iCloud backups. The following guidance will show you how to recover deleted contacts from iPhone to MacBook, and you can free download the software and have a try.

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iOS Data Recovery for Mac 

☉ Multifunctional iPad/iPod/iPhone data recovery software for all Mac users.

☉ Extract up to 12 kinds of lost files in iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.

☉ Recover lost data from iTunes&iCloud backup for all iOS devices!

☉ Get lost data back even the iOS devices are broken or damaged.

☉ Fully support iOS 9, latest iOS devices including iPhone 6s/6s plus, etc.

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Part 1. How to Recover Deleted Contacts from iPhone to MacBook


Choose Recover from iOS Device

Run Leawo iOS Data Recovery for Mac and choose Recover from iOS Device.

Choose Recover from iOS Device

Click Start Button

Connect iPhone to computer with the USB cable, and click the Start button.

Click Start Button

Select Contacts

The program will scan your iPhone. Check Contacts when the scan finishes, and select the contacts you need. Then click Recover.

Select Contacts

Choose Target

Click Open in the pop-up dialog to choose a target folder on your computer to save the contacts. Then click Go to start recovering deleted contacts from iPhone to Mac.

As mentioned, Leawo iOS Data Recovery for Mac also enables users to extract data from iTunes and iCloud backups. The following guidance will introduce how to extract contacts from iPhone backup and iCloud backup.

Part 2. How to Extract Contacts from iPhone Backup

Choose Recover from iTunes Backup

Choose Recover from iTunes Backup

Run Leawo iOS Data Recovery and choose Recover from iTunes Backup.

Select iPhone Backup

Select iPhone Backup

Select the iPhone backup and click scan at the right bottom.

Select Contacts

Select Contacts

The program will scan your iPhone backup. Check Contacts after the scan, and select the contacts you need. Then click Recover.

Choose Target

Choose Target

Click Open in the pop-up dialog to choose a target folder. Then click Go to start extracting contacts from iPhone backup.

Part 3. How to Extract Contacts from iCloud Backup

Choose Recover from iCloud Backup

Choose Recover from iCloud Backup

Run Leawo iOS Data Recovery and choose Recover from iCloud Backup.

Log in iCloud

Log in iCloud

Log in with your Apple ID. Note that the Apple ID should be the one you use to update your iPhone backup.

Select iCloud Backup

Select iCloud Backup

Select the iPhone backup and click Download at the right bottom to download the backup from the cloud.

Select Contacts

Select Contacts

The program downloads and scans your iPhone backup. Check Contacts after the scan, and select the contacts you need. Then click Recover.

Choose Target

Choose Target

Click Open in the pop-up dialog to choose a target folder. Then click Go.

After the recovery, you will get the deleted contacts in the target folder. You are able to view them with ease, and you can also import the vCards into your iPhone easily. Leawo iOS Data Recovery for Mac is helpful for all Mac users who want to recover deleted files from iPhone, iPad or iPod touch.