2 Proven Ways to Import Gmail Contacts to MS Outlook

Methods to Transfer Gmail Contacts to MS Outlook

Two ways can help you to move all contacts from your Gmail account to Outlook in bulk. Either you can use a manual approach in which you will need MS Outlook to be installed or you can use the Automated Tool to move Gmail Contacts.

1. Import Contacts from Gmail to Outlook using MS Outlook
• Export Gmail Contacts to CSV
• Import CSV to Outlook
2. Move Contacts to Outlook PST Directly

Method 1- Import Contacts from Gmail to Outlook using MS Outlook

There are two major steps involved in this migration. You will have to apply both the major steps and migrate Gmail contacts to Outlook.

Step 1- Export Gmail Contacts to CSV

1. Open Gmail and login with your credentials.
2. Then click on the Menu icon beside your Profile’s Picture and select Contacts.
3. You can even open contacts.google.com and log in to directly access your contacts.
4. Now on the left panel click on the Export option.
5. Now the Export Contacts box will open where you have to select the Contacts option and you can see the number of contacts in your Gmail Account beside it.
6. Mark the Outlook CSV Radio Button and click on the Export option.
7. All your Gmail Contacts will be exported to Outlook CSV and saved on your system.

Once you have the CSV file, you can import it to your Outlook Account. You can check the next step on how to import CSV to Outlook.

Step 2- Import CSV to Outlook

1. Open MS Outlook and go to the File Tab.
2. Then click on the Open & Export option under the File Tab.
3. Now click on the Import/Export option and the Import and Export wizard opens.
4. Choose the Import from another program or file option and click Next to continue
5. Choose the Comma Separated Values (CSV) option and click Next.
6. Now browse the CSV file that you have recently exported from your Gmail Account.
7. In the end, choose the Contacts Folder and click on Next.

Hit the Finish button and your CSV file will be imported to your Outlook Account. This is how you can import Gmail Contacts to Outlook in bulk through a CSV file.

But sometimes all the contacts are not moved from Gmail to Outlook through the above method and they went missing. Even they are left out and not organized properly. Therefore, we recommend you to back up Gmail Contacts to PST first and then import the PST file to Outlook with all the contacts.

Method 2- Move Contacts to Outlook PST Directly

You can make use of the Gmail Backup Tool that helps you to directly transfer all Gmail Contacts to Outlook PST without losing any contacts. You can move contacts in bulk from Gmail to Outlook PST. There is no need for MS Outlook to be installed for the Gmail contacts migration. It also enables to export Gmail filters to Outlook.

Steps to Transfer Gmail Contacts to PST

1. Launch the Gmail Backup Tool and Click on the Sign in with Google Button.
2. Authenticate the Gmail Login and you can see all the Gmail Folders.
3. Mark the folder having contacts and click on the Next button.
4. In the Save As option, choose the PST option.
5. In the end, define the Saving Path and click on the Convert button.

All your Gmail contacts will get imported to a PST File with Phone Numbers, Names, Addresses, and other details in bulk. Now you can import the PST file to any Outlook account and access the contacts without any hassle.

Conclusion

You can two easy ways to import Gmail contacts to Outlook in bulk. Either you can use the manual ways to do the contacts migration or you can straightaway use the Gmail Backup Tool and directly save Gmail Contacts to Outlook PST and later on import it to any Outlook account.

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