Export Outlook Contacts to iCloud on Mac & Windows

Reasons for Moving Contacts from Outlook to iCloud

Before we move on to the steps to migrate contacts, you can check out the reasons why Outlook users are moving to iCloud.

• iCloud has a good user experience when compared to Outlook.
• All the contacts are stored on the server and you can access them anywhere.
• Sometimes MS Outlook hangs and users are unable to access their contacts.
• iCloud provides more security to users and has a strict privacy policy.

So, there are multiple reasons for moving contacts from an Outlook account to iCloud now we must explore the methods to perform the contacts migration.

Methods to Export Contacts from Outlook to iCloud on Windows and Mac

You must be aware of the fact that Outlook for Windows and Outlook for Mac store emails in different file formats. If you have the Outlook application on Mac then all the emails are stored in an OLM file whereas in Outlook for Windows, all files are stored in an OLM file.

So, now the question arises how will you move Outlook contacts to iCloud on two different operating systems? Therefore, we would be discussing both ways for moving Outlook contacts on different operating systems.

Export Contacts from Outlook to iCloud on Windows

There are two proven methods for migrating contacts on Windows and you must explore both methods.

Manual Method

1. Open MS Outlook and go to the File Tab.
2. Then click on the Open & Export option.
3. Click Import/Export>Open Export Wizard>Export to a file option>Next.
4. Select the Comma Separated Value (CSV) option and click on Next.
5. Now mark the Contacts folder that you are willing to export to iCloud.
6. Finally, define the location and save all Outlook Contacts in a CSV File.

After moving all the contacts to a CSV file, you must convert CSV to VCF because iCloud only supports VCF file format. So, in order to convert CSV to VCF on Windows, you can explore the steps given below:-

7. Press Windows + R keys and open the Run Dialogue Box.
8. Then enter Contacts and click on the OK button.
9. Drag and drop the exported CSV file.
10. In the end, click on the Export icon and select the vCard format to convert CSV to vCard.

Once you have the vCard VCF file, you can easily import it to your iCloud Account through the Import vCard option available in the Contacts icon.

Use PST Converter

The second option for you to export Outlook Contacts to iCloud is through the PST Converter Software. You can follow the steps given below to move Outlook contacts directly to iCloud.

1. Download and Launch the PST Converter Software and Add the PST file having contacts.
2. Now you will see all the files and folders in a tree structure in which you will have to choose the contacts folder.
3. Then in the Save As option, choose iCloud and authenticate the iCloud Login.
4. Finally, click on the Convert button and all your Outlook Contacts will be moved directly to your iCloud Account.

Transfer Outlook Contacts to iCloud on Mac

There are two easy ways for importing contacts from Mac Outlook to iCloud and you can check both methods below:-

Manual Method

• Open MS Outlook and log in.
• Go to the People Tab and click on Manage.
• Now click on the Export Contacts options and then on Export.
• A CSV file will be generated and you can use the CSV to vCard Converter to convert CSV to VCF.
• Once you have the VCF file, open icloud.com>Login>Contacts>Gear Icon>Import vCard.
• Choose the recently converted vCard file and all your contacts will be moved to iCloud from Outlook.

Use OLM Converter

You can even directly move Outlook for Mac contacts to iCloud using a professional OLM Converter. You can check the steps given below to move OLM File contacts to iCloud. It also helps to resolve the Mac Outlook Not Syncing with Exchange Server problem.

1. Download and Lauchn OLM Converter and Add OLM File having contacts.
2. Then choose the Contacts folder in the preview section.
3. Choose iCloud as the saving option and authenticate the iCloud Login.
4. In the end, click on the Convert button and your Outlook for Mac contacts will be exported to your iCloud account.

Conclusion

You have seen that there are two ways for exporting Mac Outlook contacts and Windows Outlook contacts to iCloud. Now both the users, Mac and Windows can easily migrate all contacts to iCloud without any hassle.

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