2 Ways to Transfer iPod Contacts to Computer

Finding ways to transfer contacts from iPod to computer is necessary, because we may delete or lose these important contact lists from our device. Here are 2 options for you to transfer iPod contacts to computer running Windows or Mac OS X.

2 Ways to Transfer Contacts from iPod Touch 5/4 to Computer

Generally speaking, you can transfer or copy contacts from iPod Touch to computer with iTunes, or without iTunes. We will specify these two options in the content below. Pick out what you like.

Option 1. Transfer iPod Contacts to Computer without iTunes

If you ask the question "how do I transfer contacts from iPod to computer", the first option should go to using iPod Data Recovery, which is designed to help you extract and transfer all contacts and other files from iPod models to computer (including new computers). It supports contacts transfer from all iPod Touch models, including iPod Touch 5G and iPod Touch 4G, and runs on all Windows OS, such as Windows 8.1/8/7/XP/Vista.

If you are running Mac OS X 10.9 (Mavericks), 10.8 (Mountain Lion), 10.7, 10.6, etc. go to iPod Data Recovery for Mac.

Here is the example to transfer iPod contacts to PC with iPod Data Recovery. Download this software on your PC first.

  • 1. Connect your iPod with PC with a USB cable and run iPod Data Recovery. Then select the "Recover Data from iOS Device" mode and click "Start Scan" to allow this software to scan your device.
  • 2. After scan, select "Contacts" on the left of the window to preview. You will find all contact lists are presented (including the previously deleted or lost ones). You are allowed to select all of them, or just the existing ones, or even just the lost ones to transfer to your computer. Click "Recover" button to perform to copy contacts from iPod Touch to computer.

Using iPod Data Recovery for contacts transfer is your best choice, especially when you want to transfer iPod contacts to a new computer.

Option 2. Transfer Contacts from iPod to Computer with iTunes

Surely you can use iTunes (if you have one installed on your computer) to transfer contacts from iPod to computer. The only drawback is that iTunes isn't always workable to tranfer contacts to your computer.. Thus most of iOS users would choose iPod Data Recovery for contacts or other data transfer.

Here is the example to transfer contacts from iPod Touch to computer.

  • 1. Run iTunes and connect your iPod Touch to computer.
    Note:Make sure you have the latest version of iTunes. You can click Help and Check for updates in iTunes.
  • 2. Click the iPod Touch icon under Devices and click the info tab from the list that comes up on your main iTunes screen.
  • 3. Windows users select "Sync Contacts with"; Mac users choose "Sync Address Book Contacts".
  • 4. You can choose to sync all of your contacts or only groups to transfer to computer.
  • 5. Click "Apply" to start to transfer iPod Touch contacts to computer.

If you have used iTunes to sync your iPod contacts before but unfortunately lost your device, you can use the mode "Recover Data from iTunes Backup File" of iPod Data Recovery to help transfer all the contacts from your iTunes backup to the folder on your computer to read.

Updated on / Posted by Jerry Cook to Transfer File Follow @Jerry Cook