Help With Backing Up

[chrisstu]

Hi, if anyone can recommend the best way to do the following, I would appreciate it.

I have a Verizon iPhone, and I am concerned that if my phone dies, that I will lose all of my contacts.

I sync to an iMac, using iTunes 10. When I say sync, I mean that my Apps are backed up--with my music and ringtones. I do nothing with any address books or mail systems because I have never had the need to do this with any other phones.

My contacts were never on my iMac, since I never had them in an address book on my computer. I basically used backup assistant with my old phones--where I would simply download my contacts to my new phone.

So, my question is this.

How can I transfer my contacts to my iMac? I would like to simply make sure that if something happens, they are on my computer. Can someone post a recommendation on how to do this?

Thanks!

 

[Badbaw]

Simple. Connect your device to iTunes, click on the device from the sidebar, navigate to the "Contacts" tab, select the sync option.

 

[chrisstu]

So, the contacts will sync from my iPhone to my iMac?

I don't the reverse to happen where the four contacts that are in my address book on the iMac replace the 200 that are on my iPhone.

Forgive my apprehension, I just don't want to screw everything up and lose them.

 

[-aggie-]

As stated, sync to Address Book. They're also saved in your backup. For extra safety, back them up online to GMail.

 

[Badbaw]

So, the contacts will sync from my iPhone to my iMac?

I don't the reverse to happen where the four contacts that are in my address book on the iMac replace the 200 that are on my iPhone.

Forgive my apprehension, I just don't want to screw everything up and lose them.

It's fine, no need to worry. It doesn't just sync from one side, it combines contacts.