It would be great if we can export iPhone contacts to Outlook, so we can get access to contact details while working offline with your mails. Besides, exporting contacts from iPhone to Outlook is not only a convenient way of backing up all your contacts, it also saves you plenty of time and effort needed to retype every one of them into your email application. However, not all people know how to export iPhone contacts to Outlook. In this article, I will explain how to export iPhone contacts to Outlook in just a few clicks.

Export contacts from iPhone to Outlook with iTunes

To export iPhone contacts to Outlook with iTunes is quite easy, just follow the steps below.

  • 1. Plug your iPhone into the computer using a USB cable and launch the latest version of iTunes.
  • 2. Click your iPhone on the iTunes panel and click the Info tab in the Setting menu. Then click Sync contacts with and select Outlook.
  • iTunes Sync Contacts with Outlook
  • 3. Select All Contacts to sync all the contacts from your iPhone to Outlook.
  • 4. Next, click Apply to export contacts from iPhone to Outlook.
  • 5. Finally, click the Eject button on the right panel and disconnect your phone from the computer. And close iTunes later.

To check whether you have successfully export contacts from iPhone to Outlook, you can launch Outlook and click the Contacts tab to check it.

Note:

  • 1). Back up the iPhone in advance before exporting contacts from iPhone to Outlook.
  • 2). If you attempt to sync iPhone contacts with an empty Outlook contacts folder, all contacts will be deleted from the iPhone.

Export Contacts from iPhone to Outlook with iCloud

Other than iTunes, you can also try exporting your iPhone contacts to Outlook with iCloud on Windows.

  • 1. Turn on your iPhone, go to Settings>iCloud and make sure that you’ve sign into and set up iCloud.
  • 2. Launch the iCloud in your PC.
  • 3. Check the option Mail, Contacts, Calendars, and Tasks With Outlook.
  • 4. Click Apply at last.
iCloud Sync Contacts with Outlook

Your Outlook contacts is supposed to sync with iCloud, which also syncs with your iPhone. In other words, you have exported contacts from iPhone to Outlook.

How to back up iPhone contacts to your computer

Contacts are important and it's not that easy to get them back once you lose them. So you should probably have your contacts backed up in advance in case anything bad happens.

Here I would recommend a program for you to back up your contacts efficiently to your computer. Leawo iOS Data Recovery is a powerful data recovery program as is suggested by its name, and it can also be used to back up data on your iOS device. Using Leawo iOS Data Recovery, you can easily back up your iPhone contacts to your computer.

   

Check the content below to see how to back up iPhone contacts to computer using Leawo iOS Data Recovery.

1. Open the program and you will see 3 tags on the interface representing 3 different ways of data recovery. Click Recover from iOS Device.

Backup iPhone contacts

2. Plug your iPhone to your computer using a USB cable and the program should recognize your device within 1-2 seconds. Then click the Start button which activates the scanning process. The program would start to scan your phone.

Backup iPhone contacts

3. When it's done scanning, click on Contacts on the left-hand side of the interface to check all the contacts on your iPhone. Select those you want to back up to your computer and then click the Recover button at the bottom right-hand corner.

Backup iPhone contacts

4. Next a window would pop up. You'll need to set the destination folder for your contacts. Click the Open button to select the folder for storing your contacts and then click Go to start backing them up.

Backup iPhone contacts

It's not that complicated to export iPhone contacts to outlook. As long as you follow the instructions above, it can be easily done. And don't forget to back up your contacts afterwards.