How to pull or extract contacts from iphone backup on PC?

iTunes backups are stored in a proprietary format and contacts are typically stored in a .sqlite database file. You can manually extract contacts from iPhone backup on a PC or Mac.

1. Locate the Backup Folder:

On Windows:

C:\Users\<YourUsername>\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup\

On macOS:

~/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup/

2. Find the Right Backup Folder:

Each folder is a backup, named with a long string of letters and numbers. Look at the modified date to find the most recent one.

3. Look for 31bb7ba8914766d4ba40d6dfb6113c8b614be442 file:

This file stores contact data and is a SQLite database.

4. Open the file using a SQLite viewer, such as DB Browser for SQLite

5. Query the Contacts Table
In the database, browse or run SQL queries to access contact information.

For advanced users, you can dig into the iTunes backup folder and pull all contacts from iphone backup database with a SQLite viewer.