Windows 10: How do I Backup Android Contacts to Windows 11 PC?

Now, I'm looking for a straightforward way to backup Android contacts to Windows 11 PC. While I'm aware of several methods to transfer photos and other files, I'm specifically interested in ensuring that all my contact details are securely backed up to my computer. Can anyone recommend a reliable method to achieve this.

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Outlook on Android - contacts

I have a similar setup to you Outlook 365 Desktop and Outlook Android on smartphone. I have both contacts lists synchronised so that changes on one affect changes on the other plus the contacts also show up in the native Android contacts app. and Gmail for example.

I confess that they whole synchronising process seems a bit flaky to me at times but it works.

If you are going to make changes on a large scale like you want I would suggest exporting all your contacts first as a backup and ensure sync is off.

If you're deleting or editing contacts on the desktop then those changes should appear on your phone during the sync process and vice versa. So I'm not sure why you would want to clear out the phone Outlook and then re-import as the two should be in sync.

I've found that syncing between desktop and phone is not an instant process and can take many minutes in some case.

If however you want to delete contacts on the smartphone, within Outlook, then you tap on the search Icon and the word Contacts appears at the top. Tap on this and you can see your contacts (Poeple) but as far as I know you can only delete one at a time.

It's possible that your desktop contacts may also appear in the native Android contacts app and these can be deleted en-masse by selecting each one first then deleting.

I think you would then turn on sync and hope your two devices get sync'd

But do make sure you have a backup first as the whole process can be a little tricky.

 

Deleting contacts from Windows 10


When you say Windows Mail Live are you referring to Mail app or Windows Live Mail?

I suggest you to try the steps provided below and check if it helps.

• Open Windows Live Mail.
• Press Ctrl + 3 using your keyboard. Right-click on the contact to delete it if it is a single contact.
• Highlight all contacts by pressing Ctrl + A.
• Click Delete located on the Ribbon bar.
• Click OK when you see the message These contacts will also be deleted from Hotmail, Messenger, and other Windows Live services.

After following the steps above, all your contacts that you have manually added to your account will be deleted however, contacts coming from third-party sites such as Facebook will not be deleted unless you remove Facebook from your account.

For Mail app:

Open People app then delete the contact.

Hope this helps in resolving the issue. If the issue persists, do get back to us. We will be happy to assist you.

 

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