How to Import Contacts from CSV into Outlook

If you've used the iPhone Backup Extractor to recover your iPhone contacts from your backup into a CSV file and now want to get them into Outlook, here's a guide to doing it.

1. In Outlook, Start Import

Start Outlook. Then, in Outlook, click "File", "Open", then "Import".

2. Choose "Import from another program or file

3. Select "Comma Separated Values (Windows)

4. Select your CSV file

Select the CSV file you created using the iPhone Backup Extractor software and decide whether you want to allow the software to create duplicates of your contacts if you have more than one set of information for a particular person.

5. Select where you'd like the contacts to go

Select the folder where you'd like the contacts to go. You'll probably want to put them in your Outlook Contacts folder.

6. Optional: Re-save CSV file in Excel

If you see the following error, load the CSV file in Excel, save it, then try importing it again. It should now work.

7. Confirm the Import

Click "Finish" to confirm the import.

That's it! Your contacts should now have been imported.