Before you begin
- Part 1: iCloud Merge Contacts with Leawo iTransfer. Leawo iTransfer is a powerful tool that can transfer different files including photos, images, videos, tones and contacts between various iOS devices, PCs and iTunes. The interface of Leawo iTransfer is simple and user-friendly where all features are laid out in an intuitive and orderly way.
- Merge all Gmail contacts to iCloud to avoid duplicates After you import Gmail contacts to iCloud, it’s a recommended practice to find duplicate contacts and merge duplicates (if any). Duplicate entries of the same contacts could cause inconvenience or confusion. The most common way to handle this situation is to merge duplicate entries.
- If you see duplicates in Contacts on iCloud.com, visit Apple Support for help.
- If you see duplicate contacts only on your computer and not on iCloud.com, follow the steps below.
So when I create my family members on my phone (with all iCloud contacts turned off) and then turn on the shared cloud contact account, the only option is “Merge” which then breaks the whole thing as the “me” card is synced between devices just like if we all signed into the same main Apple iCloud account. You can copy your Yahoo and GMail contacts over to iCloud either by exporting your contacts as a.csv file (using a computer, not your iPhone unless you have a 3rd party contact backup app) and then import the.csv file into iCloud using your computer, or I think if you have iCloud enabled (and Contact sync turned on) you can simply sync your contacts to your iPhone using iTunes, which will then load them into iCloud.
How To Get My Contacts From Icloud
Remove duplicate contacts
On your Mac
Gmail Contacts List By Last Name
- Make a copy of your contacts.
- Open Contacts.
- From the Card menu, select Card > Look for Duplicates.
- When asked, click Merge.
- Repeat steps 2 and 3 until no duplicates are found.
- Make another copy of your iCloud Contacts.
On your Windows PC
Access My Icloud Contacts
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