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How can I backup or transfer Android contacts to PC with Windows 11?
Hello all, I’m looking for a way to backup or transfer my Android contacts to my Windows 11 PC. I’ve tried a few methods in the past, but none of them seem to work reliably. Here’s a bit of backgrou...
I have also used vCard files exported via USB to back up contacts before, and it is actually quite simple to operate! At that time, I changed my phone and was afraid that my contacts would be lost, so I used this method to transfer Android contacts to the computer. Here are my specific steps:
- Turn on the contact export function
- On your phone, open the "Contacts" app (some brands may call it "Address Book").
- Go to Settings, find the "Export" option (such as "Export to Storage Device"), and then choose to export as a vCard file (the suffix is .vcf).
- Connect your phone to a Windows 11 computer with a data cable and select "File Transfer" mode.
Open the storage directory of your phone and find the vCard file you just exported (usually in the root directory or Downloads folder). - Drag this .vcf file to your computer and save it, and your contact backup is complete! You can also import it directly to other devices when you need it in the future.
I used an old Samsung Galaxy phone to export the contacts, which had more than 200 contacts. The whole process took less than 10 minutes, which was very convenient. And the .vcf file is very light, usually only a few hundred KB. I also opened the vCard file with the "People" app that comes with Windows to confirm that all the contacts were successfully saved.