Iphone has contacts, Mac doesn't

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  1. Paolom3, Apr 10, 2010

    Paolom3 macrumors newbie

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    I have seen threads on this but they are outdated. Basically I have an iphone with contacts in it but they are not on my brand new Macbook Pro. I synced the phone with itunes already but just for the music and apps. I am afraid to sync it with the contacts section of itunes because I am afraid I'll lose all contact data. I bought Mobile me but I have no idea how to back up my contacts on my iphone. My old PC did not have a back up of my contacts on there.


    Thanks!
     
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  2. mreddys10, Apr 10, 2010

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    You wont lose your contacts if u sync. Dont worry. Make sure that the 'replace information on this iPhone' is not selected. You can find this option under the 'info' tab of the iPhone section in iTunes.
     
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  3. Applejuiced, Apr 10, 2010

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    Plug it into itunes.
    right click on the iphone device on the left of the page and select backup.
     
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  4. dsnort, Apr 10, 2010

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    Have you looked at "Address Book" on your MBP? My iPhone contacts sync up to that.
     
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  5. Paolom3, Apr 10, 2010

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    Figured it out myself, all set.
     
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  6. tekchic, Apr 27, 2010

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    My iPhone contacts sync with Exchange, but I just got a new MBP and I'd like to get the contacts into the Mac Contacts app.

    On the info tab in iTunes under iPhone, I checked the "Sync Address Book Contacts" and sync'd. No luck. I even checked Replace information on this iphone for the Contacts checkbox. Nothing. I still have stuff on my iPhone and no contacts on my MBP.

    Any tips here? Thanks in advance for your help -- I've tried getting it to sync and aside from manually adding them for a few hours on a Sunday, I'm not sure how to get them sync'd up.
     
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  7. silviamacedo, May 10, 2010

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    Mac Has Backup But Iphone Has Nothing

    I JUST UPGRADED TO 3.1.3 MY 2G IPHONE AND HAVE LOST ALL MY CONTACTS. WHEN I RESTORE FROM ITUNES, I GET TO SEE THE CONTACTS FOR A FEW SECONDS, THEN IT IS ZEROED! NO CONTACTS AT ALL IN MY IPHONE!!

    WHAT CAN I DO? PLEASE HELP ME!!!:confused:
     
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  8. -aggie-, May 10, 2010

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    Please tell me you have your contacts synced to Address Book.
     
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  9. thelatinist, May 10, 2010

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    Stop shouting.
     
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  10. -aggie-, May 10, 2010

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    I'm a little hard of hearing though. :p
     
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